aigle
French
Etymology
From Middle French aigle, from Old French aigle, itself either borrowed from Old Occitan aigla or taken from Latin aquila, though not as a popular term. Cf. the Old French and regional form aille, which may be popularly inherited.
- Cognate with Italian aquila, Portuguese águia, Spanish águila. Doublet of eagle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛɡl/
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Noun
aigle m (plural aigles)
- eagle (any of a number of species of birds of prey)
- (figuratively) a man of ingenuity and superior talent; a genius
Usage notes
- The term aigle doesn't have a one-to-one translation between French and English. Some species known as eagles in English are known as pygargues in French.
Derived terms
- aigle des steppes
- aigle impérial
- aigle royal
- aiglon
- nez en bec d'aigle
- nid d'aigle
Noun
aigle f (plural aigles)
- a female eagle
- (heraldry) a representation an eagle; the eagle as a heraldic symbol
Further reading
- “aigle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- agile, gelai
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French aigle.
Noun
aigle f (plural aigles)
- eagle
Descendants
- French: aigle
Old French
Etymology
Either borrowed from Old Occitan aigla or taken from Latin aquila. Cf. the variant form aille, which may be popularly inherited.
Noun
aigle m (oblique plural aigles, nominative singular aigles, nominative plural aigle)
- eagle (animal)
Descendants
- → English: eagle
- → French: eagle
- Middle French: aigle
- French: aigle
- Norman: aiglle, aigl'ye
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English egle, from Anglo-Norman egle, from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeɡl/
Noun
aigle (plural aigles)
- eagle
References
- “aigle, n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.