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-aine
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Appendix:Variations of "aine"
French
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick--aine.wav <<France>> (<<Somain>>)
Etymology 1
fr demonym suffix :inh la:-āna
fr la -āna.
Suffix
f -ain
fr -ain<pos:noun> demonym
fr Améric(ain) an American male or of unspecified gender Américaine a female American
Suffix
adjective f
fr -ain<pos:adjective> demonym
fr améric(ain) American masculine américaine American feminine
Etymology 2
fr approximation suffix :inh la:-ēna
fr la -ēna.
Suffix
f
indicates approximation, suffixed to a number
fr vingt<t:twenty> vingtaine<t:about twenty>
fr dix<t:ten> dizaine<t:about ten>
fr douze<t:twelve> douzaine<t:about twelve, a dozen>
fr 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.
fr Ils ont invité une dizaine d'amis pour un repas chez eux. They invited tenish (= about ten) friends to have a meal at their place.
Derived terms
fr
fr huitaine neuvaine dizaine douzaine quinzaine vingtaine trentaine quarantaine cinquantaine soixantaine centaine