aigre

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French aigre (“sharp, sour”). See eager. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === aigre (comparative more aigre, superlative most aigre) (obsolete) Alternative spelling of eager (“sour”). ==== Related terms ==== vinegar === Anagrams === Aegir, Argie, Gaier, aegir, aiger == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French aigre, from Vulgar Latin ācrus (possibly via a southern Gallo-Romance dialect), from Latin ācer (with a change in declension), from Proto-Italic *akris, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós (“sharp”). Doublet of âcre, which was borrowed from Latin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛɡʁ/ === Adjective === aigre (plural aigres) sharp, sour, acid Synonym: acide shrill (voice); biting (wind etc.) ==== Derived terms ==== aigreur aigrir ==== Related terms ==== vinaigre === Further reading === “aigre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === gérai réagi == Old French == === Alternative forms === aire, egre === Etymology === From Late Latin ācrus, from Latin ācer (with a change in declension), from Proto-Italic *akris, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós (“sharp”). The unexpected /ɡ/ may point to this form being borrowed from southern Gallo-Romance dialects. Cf. the variant aire, which shows the phonologically regular outcome for Old French. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (early) /ˈai̯ɡɾə/ IPA(key): (late) /ˈɛɡɾə/ === Adjective === aigre m (oblique and nominative feminine singular aigre) sharp, sour, acid ==== Descendants ==== French: aigre → Middle English: egre, eger, egyr, egir, egur, egor, egreeEnglish: eagerScots: laager, laegerYola: aagar ⇒ vinaigreMiddle French: vinaigreFrench: vinaigre→ Middle English: vynegre, fynegre, wyne-egre, vyneger, wynyger, venegre, vinegre, wyneger, vynagre, vinagir, vinegerEnglish: vinegar→ Japanese: ビネガー (binegā)Scots: veenegar→ Middle Welsh: vinegyrWelsh: finegr→ Middle Irish: fínégraIrish: fínéagar === References === Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (aigre) "egre." Anglo-Norman Dictionary (AND2 Online Edition), Aberystwyth University, 2021. Web. 5 April 2021. https://anglo-norman.net/entry/egre. == Spanish == === Etymology === From aire (“air”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaiɡɾe/ [ˈai̯.ɣ̞ɾe] Rhymes: -aiɡɾe Syllabification: ai‧gre === Noun === aigre m (plural aigres) (Mexico, Central America, rustic, uncommon) alternative form of aire (“air”) === Further reading === “aigre”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010