Égyptien
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Etymology edit
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Noun edit
Égyptien m (plural Égyptiens, feminine Égyptienne)
- Egyptian (person)
- Hyponyms: Alexandrin, Cairote
Usage notes edit
- In older French practice, capital letters did not take diacritics, so É becomes E. This was mostly done because of technical constraints. Formal orthotypography maintains the diacritics.
Further reading edit
- “Égyptien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.