putain

French

Etymology

Originally the oblique case of pute (“dirty woman”) in Old French. Compare with salope

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /py.tɛ̃/, X-SAMPA: /py.tE~/

Noun

putain f (plural putains)

1. (vulgar) whore, hooker
2. (derogatory, vulgar, slang) bitch, cow (an unpleasant woman)
3. bloody, fucking

   Éteins cette putain de télé!

   Turn off that bloody TV!

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

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

Interjection

putain

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

Derived terms

• putain de bordel de merde
• putain de merde

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Jèrriais

Etymology

From Old French putain.

Noun

putain f (plural putains)

1. whore

Synonyms

• chèrch'rêsse

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Old French

Etymology

Latin putridus (“rotten”).

Noun

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

1. (vulgar) whore, prostitute

Descendants

• French: pute, putain

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

putain m

1. genitive singular form of putan

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Welsh

putain

Pronunciation

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Noun

putain f (plural puteiniaid) 

1. prostitute

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
putain	butain	mhutain	phutain

This Welsh entry was created from the translations listed at prostitute. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see putain in the Welsh Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) July 2010