-aine
See also: aine, ainé, aîné, aîne, and Áine
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛn/
Suffix
-aine
- (noun or adjective) feminine of -ain (demonyms)
- (noun-only) Indicates approximation, suffixed to a number
- Il est dans la vingtaine avancée et elle est au début de la trentaine.
- He's in his late twenties and she's in her early thirties.
- Ils ont invité une dizaine d'amis pour un repas chez eux.
- They invited ten-ish (= about ten) friends to have a meal at their place.
Derived terms
- huitaine
- dizaine
- douzaine
- vingtaine
- trentaine
- quarantaine
- cinquantaine
- soixantaine
- centaine