English–French

“ell” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/on/

Example

Il a mesuré la longueur avec aune.

He measured the length with an ell.

Illustration for aune (ell)

How to say “ell” in French

“Ell” in French is aune.

A measuring span from an elbow to the fingertips, laid along cloth.

Full entry for aune: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with aune

Le musée expose une aune du XVIIe siècle.

The museum displays a seventeenth-century ell.

Tips for using aune

  • Aune is feminine, so the standard form is une aune, and the word belongs mainly to historical or specialized usage.

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