acquantance

Scots edit

Alternative forms edit

acquentance, acquaintance, akquantence

Etymology edit

From Middle English aqueyntaunce, from Anglo-Norman aquaintaunce, aqueintance, Old French acointance (“friendship, familiarity”); equivalent to acquant +‎ -ance.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /əˈkwɑntəns/, /əˈkwɛntəns/

Noun edit

acquantance (plural acquantances)

acquaintance

References edit

“acquantance, n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

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