"aigu" meaning in French

See aigu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɛ.ɡy/, /e.ɡy/ Audio: Fr-aigu.ogg Forms: aiguë [feminine], aigüe [feminine], aigus [masculine, plural], aiguës [feminine, plural], aigües [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French aigu, agu, from Old French agu, from Latin acūtus (“sharp”); related to English acute. The original Old French result was eü (preserved in the toponym Montheu < Latin Mons acutus (“sharp mountain”)), which was likely modified into the form agu based on the Latin, and then influenced by words like aigre, or aiguiser, as with aiguille. Doublet of acut. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|aigu|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French aigu, {{inh+|fr|frm|aigu}} Inherited from Middle French aigu, {{inh|fr|fro|agu}} Old French agu, {{der|fr|la|acūtus||sharp}} Latin acūtus (“sharp”), {{cog|en|acute}} English acute, {{doublet|fr|acut}} Doublet of acut Head templates: {{fr-adj|f=aiguë|f2=aigüe}} aigu (feminine aiguë or aigüe, masculine plural aigus, feminine plural aiguës or aigües)
  1. sharp, pointy
    Sense id: en-aigu-fr-adj-WbB8jW~i Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 12 6 12 15 19 15 21
  2. (of intelligence) acute, keen, discerning
    Sense id: en-aigu-fr-adj-W3tTGBHV
  3. (of sound) sharp, loud and high-pitched
    Sense id: en-aigu-fr-adj-I~mKj99W Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 12 6 12 15 19 15 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 9 6 11 14 14 14 15 2 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 6 11 14 14 14 15 2 13
  4. (medicine) acute Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-aigu-fr-adj-7bGPGh1Y Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 12 6 12 15 19 15 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 9 6 11 14 14 14 15 2 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 6 11 14 14 14 15 2 13 Topics: medicine, sciences
  5. (mathematics, of an angle) acute Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-aigu-fr-adj-7bGPGh1Y1 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 12 6 12 15 19 15 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 9 6 11 14 14 14 15 2 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 6 11 14 14 14 15 2 13 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  6. (linguistics, of an accent) acute Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-aigu-fr-adj-7bGPGh1Y1 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 12 6 12 15 19 15 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 9 6 11 14 14 14 15 2 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 6 11 14 14 14 15 2 13 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  7. (phonetics) front Categories (topical): Phonetics
    Sense id: en-aigu-fr-adj-LY1pMXes Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 12 6 12 15 19 15 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 9 6 11 14 14 14 15 2 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 6 11 14 14 14 15 2 13 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: accent aigu, aigüité, aiguïté, angle aigu, subaigu Related terms: aiguiser, aiguille, aiguillon

Inflected forms

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      "links": [
        [
          "linguistics",
          "linguistics"
        ],
        [
          "acute",
          "acute"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(linguistics, of an accent) acute"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of an accent"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with quotations",
        "fr:Phonetics"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The other four e, i, u, oeu are front.",
          "ref": "1911 April, “Quelques mots sur la pronunciation des lettres Turques”, in Dictionnaire turc-français:",
          "text": "Les quatres autres e, i, u, oeu sont aiguës.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "front"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "phonetics",
          "phonetics"
        ],
        [
          "front",
          "front#English:_phonetics"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(phonetics) front"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "phonetics",
        "phonology",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ.ɡy/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.ɡy/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-aigu.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/09/Fr-aigu.ogg/Fr-aigu.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Fr-aigu.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aigu"
}

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