folâtre

See also: folâtré

French

Etymology

fou, fol +‎ -âtre

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔ.latʁ/ ~ /fɔ.lɑtʁ/
• Homophones: folâtrent, folâtres

Adjective

folâtre (plural folâtres)

1. playful, frolicsome, frisky

Verb

folâtre

1. inflection of folâtrer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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

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Norman

Etymology

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Adjective

folâtre m or f

1. (Jersey) frisky

Derived terms

• folâtrément (“friskily”)