égal

See also: egal

French

Etymology

From Old French igal, remade from the popular inherited forms uel, evel, oel, ivel, based on their original etymology, Latin aequālis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.ɡal/
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Homophones: égale, égales

Adjective

égal (feminine égale, masculine plural égaux, feminine plural égales)

equal
indifferent, of no importance to

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Danish: egal
→ Dutch: egaal
→ German: egal
→ Romanian: egal
→ Serbo-Croatian: egal

References

Etymology and history of “égal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

Gaël, gale, gela

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