plainte

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French plainte, pleinte (from the feminine past participle of plaindre, pleindre), corresponding to a Medieval Latin plancta, from Latin planctus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plɛ̃t/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

plainte f (plural plaintes)

1. complaint
2. moan, groan
3. (law) (criminal) complaint

Derived terms

• porter plainte

Further reading

• “plainte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• épilant, patelin, platine, pliante