"gay" meaning in French

See gay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡɛ/, /ɡe/ [Canada] Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-gay.wav Forms: gays [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛ Etymology: Borrowed from English gay, itself a borrowing from French gai. Doublet of gai. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|en|gay|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English gay, {{bor+|fr|en|gay}} Borrowed from English gay, {{der|fr|fr|gai}} French gai, {{doublet|fr|gai}} Doublet of gai Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} gay m (plural gays)
  1. gay (homosexual person) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-gay-fr-noun-x6S-R~u3 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms borrowed back into French

Inflected forms

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