"aigu" meaning in French

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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, {{m|frm|agu}} agu, {{inh|fr|fro|agu}} Old French agu, {{der|fr|la|acūtus||sharp}} Latin acūtus (“sharp”), {{cog|en|acute}} English acute, {{m|fro|eu|eü}} eü, {{m|fr|Montheu}} Montheu, {{m|la||Mons acutus|sharp mountain}} Mons acutus (“sharp mountain”), {{m|fro|agu}} agu, {{m|fr|aigre}} aigre, {{m|fr|aiguiser}} aiguiser, {{m|fr|aiguille}} aiguille, {{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
  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
  4. (medicine) acute Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-aigu-fr-adj-7bGPGh1Y Topics: medicine, sciences
  5. (mathematics, of an angle) acute Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-aigu-fr-adj-7bGPGh1Y1 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  6. (linguistics, of an accent) acute Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-aigu-fr-adj-7bGPGh1Y1 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 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 10 5 11 14 16 14 30 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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        "linguistics",
        "phonetics",
        "phonology",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "/e.ɡy/"
    },
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable French dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-05 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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