âge

Meaning

age

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aʒ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French âge, from Old French aage, eage, edage, from Vulgar Latin *aetāticum, derived from Latin aetātem.
The transition from aé to aage was done by the addition of the suffix -age, apparently because the first form was too short; aé + -age.

Sentences

Des actes du Moyen Âge attestent la forme latine du nom .

Acts of the Middle Ages attest to the Latin form of the name.

Le personnel , en partie philippin , servait souvent jusqu'au décès ou jusqu'à un âge avancé .

The staff, partly Filipino, often served until death or old age.