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Calais
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calais caláis
English
Etymology
From en fr Calais and en enm Caleys (from en xno Caleis), from the Roman name, en la Caletum, named after the Caleti, a en cel-gau - tribe in the area, from en cel-pro *kaletos, from en ine-pro *kal- hard. The placename is cognate with br calet, mga calath, and mga calad.Mouton (1985): International Journal of Slavic Linguistics and Poetics, Volumes 31-32, p. 367
Pronunciation
en /ˈkæleɪ/ RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Calais.wav Southern England
en /ˈkæleɪ/ /kæˈleɪ/ GA
city in Maine traditional or dated for the city in France en /ˈkælɪs/
en æleɪ eɪ ælɪs 2
Proper noun
en proper nouns
en city dept/Pas-de-Calais r/Hauts-de-France c/France.
en city co/Washington County s/Maine c/USA.
en town co/Washington County s/Vermont c/USA both states have a Washington County.
Derived terms
en Calais Jungle East Calais
Translations
a town in France
Armenian: hy Կալե
Bulgarian: bg Кале́
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 加來 Jiālái
Dutch: nl Calais n
Farefare: gur Kalɛ
French: fr Calais
German: de Kalen
Greek: el Καλαί n
Hindi: hi कैले
Japanese: ja カレー Karē
Latin: la Calētum Medieval Latin
Macedonian: mk Кале́ n
Marathi: mr कॅले, mr काले
Middle English: enm Caleys
Picard: pcd
Polish: pl Calais n
Portuguese: pt Calais f
Russian: ru Кале́ m
Spanish: es Calais, es Calés
Turkish: tr Calais
Urdu: ur کَیلے m kaile
References
Anagrams
en aacils Scalia
Catalan
Etymology
ca :bor fr:Calais
ca fr Calais.
Proper noun
m
ca city dept/Pas-de-Calais r/Hauts-de-France c/France Calais
Derived terms
ca calaisià
ca pas de Calais
French
fr:
Etymology
From fr ML. Calesium, from earlier la Caletum.
Pronunciation
fr Fr-Calais.ogg
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-Calais.wav <<France>> (<<Somain>>)
fr Ca lais
fr ɛ 2
Proper noun
m
fr city dept/Pas-de-Calais r/Hauts-de-France c/France Calais
fr Saint-Pierre
Derived terms
fr calaisien
fr Calaisien
fr Pas de Calais
fr Pas-de-Calais
Middle English
Proper noun
enm proper noun 1
enm Caleys
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :ubor fr:Calais + 1
Pronunciation
Càlé
Proper noun
pt town region/Hauts-de-France c/France Calais