"-ain" meaning in French

See -ain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00--ain.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï--ain.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick--ain.wav [France] (note: Somain) Forms: -ains [plural], -aine [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French -ain, from Old French -ain, from Latin -ānus, whence also French -an and -ien. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:inh|frm:-ain<id:-an>|id=-an}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-nos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-nus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ānus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ain", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "-ain", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "-ain", "lang" : "fr" }" data-id="-an" data-lang="fr" data-title="-ain" id="French:_-an">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|-ain|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=-an|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French -ain, {{inh+|fr|frm|-ain|id=-an}} Inherited from Middle French -ain, {{inh|fr|fro|-ain}} Old French -ain, {{inh|fr|la|-ānus}} Latin -ānus, {{doublet|fr|-an|notext=1}} -an Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} -ain m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ains, feminine -aine)
  1. suffix used to form noun (uppercase) demonyms Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ain-fr-suffix-3R7nsmbI Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 39 39 22 0 Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 21 0 9 0 5 10 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 34 34 23 8 0 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 27 27 19 0 7 0 8 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 26 26 22 0 7 0 8 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 28 26 0 4 0 5 8
  2. suffix used to form adjective (lowercase) demonyms Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ain-fr-suffix-vzfArszx Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 39 39 22 0 Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 21 0 9 0 5 10 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 34 34 23 8 0 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 27 27 19 0 7 0 8 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 26 26 22 0 7 0 8 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 28 26 0 4 0 5 8
  3. indicates the old oblique case (cas régime) of certain nouns Tags: masculine, morpheme Related terms: -an, -en, -ien
    Sense id: en--ain-fr-suffix-rHnMlszd Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 39 39 22 0 Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 21 0 9 0 5 10 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 34 34 23 8 0 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 27 27 19 0 7 0 8 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 26 26 22 0 7 0 8 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 28 26 0 4 0 5 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /ɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00--ain.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï--ain.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick--ain.wav [France] (note: Somain) Forms: -aine [feminine], -ains [masculine, plural], -aines [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French -ain, from Latin -āneus, whence also French -ané. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:inh|frm:-ain<id:-aneous>|id=-aneous}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-nos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-nus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ānus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "relational adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-ejos", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éyos", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-eos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-eus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-āneus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "uder" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "-ain", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "-ain", "lang" : "fr" }" data-id="-aneous" data-lang="fr" data-title="-ain" id="French:_-aneous">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|-ain|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=-aneous|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French -ain, {{inh+|fr|frm|-ain|id=-aneous}} Inherited from Middle French -ain, {{inh|fr|la|-āneus}} Latin -āneus, {{doublet|fr|-ané|notext=1}} -ané Head templates: {{fr-adj}} -ain (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -aine, masculine plural -ains, feminine plural -aines)
  1. -aneous Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ain-fr-suffix-hNx-aIl8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for -ain meaning in French (11.8kB)

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