French Conversation · Level 161
29 words
French word
aune
Pronunciation
IPA/on/
Meaning
- feminine nounell
Example
Il a mesuré la longueur avec aune.
He measured the length with an ell.
More examples
Le musée expose une aune du XVIIe siècle.
The museum displays a seventeenth-century ell.
Core concept
A measuring span from an elbow to the fingertips, laid along cloth.
Similar words
mètre: The international base unit of length used for everyday distances and object dimensions.
centimètre: A length unit equal to one hundredth of a meter, used for small lengths and object sizes.
kilomètre: A length unit equal to one thousand meters, used for travel and map distances.
millimètre: A length unit equal to one thousandth of a meter, used for measuring fine details.
Definition in French
Unité ancienne de longueur, fondée sur la distance du coude à l'extrémité de la main et employée autrefois pour mesurer des tissus et des objets.
Word origin
French aune descends from Latin ulna, meaning 'elbow', through medieval forms including Old French aune.
Usage tips
- Aune is feminine, so the standard form is une aune, and the word belongs mainly to historical or specialized usage.