"jais" meaning in French

See jais in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʒɛ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-jais.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-jais.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-jais.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-jais.wav [France] (note: Somain)
Rhymes: -ɛ Etymology: From Latin gagātem (“jet”), from Ancient Greek Γαγάτης (Gagátēs, “lignite, jet”, literally “stone of Gagas”). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|la|gagates|gagātem|t=jet}} Latin gagātem (“jet”), {{der|fr|grc|Γαγάτης||lignite, jet|lit=stone of Gagas}} Ancient Greek Γαγάτης (Gagátēs, “lignite, jet”, literally “stone of Gagas”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} jais m (invariable)
  1. (mineralogy) jet Tags: invariable, masculine
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    }
  ],
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    }
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        }
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        "(mineralogy) jet"
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ʒɛ/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɛ"
    },
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "geais"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "j'ai (some speakers)"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "jet"
    },
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    }
  ],
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}
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "French nouns",
        "French terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "French terms derived from Latin",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French terms with homophones",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
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          "mineralogy",
          "mineralogy"
        ],
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          "jet",
          "jet"
        ]
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        "(mineralogy) jet"
      ],
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        "masculine"
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        "geology",
        "mineralogy",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
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  ],
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "geais"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "j'ai (some speakers)"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "jet"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "jets"
    }
  ],
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}

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