ânée

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French asnée. By surface analysis, âne +‎ -ée. Compare Medieval Latin asināta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ.ne/

Noun

ânée f (plural ânées)

1. a donkey’s burden, a load as great as an ass can carry
   1. (history, in the mediaeval and early modern periods) a unit of capacity for grains and wine

Further reading

• “ânée”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.