ès
See also: Appendix:Variations of "es"
Cornish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛz/
Preposition
ès
- (Standard Cornish) Short for ages.
French
Etymology
Old French es, contraction of en + les. The grave accent is both to indicate the pronunciation and to disambiguate with es.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛs/
Preposition
ès
- (archaic) in (the)
Usage notes
Now used mainly in the names of academic degrees, and preserved in placenames.
Further reading
- “ès” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
Norman
Preposition
ès
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