putain

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Contents 1 French 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.4 Interjection 1.4.1 Derived terms 2 Old French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Descendants 3 Scottish Gaelic 3.1 Noun

[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Originally the oblique case of pute in Old French.

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /py.tɛ̃/, SAMPA: /py.tE~/

[edit] Noun

putain f. (plural putains)

1. (slang) whore, hooker, tart (French)
2. (derogatory, vulgar, slang) bitch, cow (an unpleasant woman)
3. bloody (France/ Québec), fucking

   Éteins cette putain de télé!

   Turn off that bloody TV!

[edit] Usage notes

• This noun is followed by de and a noun in the meaning of bloody and fucking.

[edit] Synonyms

• (whore): pute
• (unpleasant woman): pute

[edit] Interjection

putain!

1. fuck, fucking hell, bloody hell (UK)

[edit] Derived terms

• putain de merde

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[edit] Old French

[edit] Etymology

Latin putridus (“‘rotten’”).

[edit] Noun

putain f. (oblique plural putains, nominative singular pute, nominative plural putains)

1. (vulgar) whore, prostitute

[edit] Descendants

• French: pute, putain

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Noun

putain m.

1. Plural of putan.