âne

/ɑn/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les ânes

Meaning

  1. donkey

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

ânesse

Âne is the general word for a donkey; ânesse specifically names a female donkey.

Similar in other languages

German

Esel

Esel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "donkey."

Spanish

asno

asno is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "donkey."

Spanish

borrico

borrico is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "donkey."

Practice

1 What does âne mean?

2 Fill the gap: L'___ porte de lourdes charges dans la montagne.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches âne?

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