aigu

Meaning

1. sharp, pointy
2. acute, keen, discerning
3. sharp, loud and high-pitched
4. acute
5. acute
6. acute
7. front

Concepts

acute

sharp

keen

shrill

high-pitched

acrimonious

piercing

strident

waspish

penetrating

severe

bitter

acrid

lurid

nasty

poignant

racy

abrasive

fine

abrupt

sudden

pungent

violent

acerbic

brazen

bristly

prickly

splenetic

discriminating

incisive

knifelike

penetrative

acuate

needlelike

Vatinian

concentrated

devil’s own

fulminant

stabbing

unctuous

vivid

fierce

having

sharp point

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛ.ɡy/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French aigu, agu, from Old French agu, from Latin acūtus (“sharp”); related to English acute. The original Old French result was eü (preserved in the toponym Montheu < Latin Mons acutus (“sharp mountain”)), which was likely modified into the form agu based on the Latin, and then influenced by words like aigre, or aiguiser, as with aiguille.
Doublet of acut.

Sentences

Elle n’est pas à confondre avec le Ú̱, U accent aigu macron souscrit .

It is not to be confused with the Ú і, U macron undersigned acute accent.