Calais

See also: calais and caláis

English

Etymology

From French Calais and Middle English Caleys (from Anglo-Norman Caleis), from the Roman name, Latin Caletum, named after the Caleti, a Gaulish tribe in the area, from Proto-Celtic *kaletos, from Proto-Indo-European *kal- (“hard”). The placename is cognate with Breton calet, Middle Irish calath, and calad.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkæleɪ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkæleɪ/, /kæˈleɪ/
  • (city in Maine, traditional or dated for the city in France) IPA(key): /ˈkælɪs/
  • Rhymes: -æleɪ, -eɪ, -ælɪs

Proper noun

Calais

  1. A city in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France.
  2. A city in Maine.

Translations

References

  1. ^ Mouton (1985): International Journal of Slavic Linguistics and Poetics, Volumes 31-32, p. 367

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French Calais.

Proper noun

Calais m

  1. Calais (a city in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France)

Derived terms

  • calaisià
  • pas de Calais

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.lɛ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ca‧lais
  • Rhymes: -ɛ

Proper noun

Calais m

  1. Calais
    Meronym: Saint-Pierre

Derived terms

Middle English

Proper noun

Calais

  1. alternative form of Caleys

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Calais.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Calais ?

  1. Calais (a town in Hauts-de-France, France)
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