lunatique

French

Etymology

From Old French lunatique, borrowed from Late Latin lūnāticus (“moonstruck”), derived from Latin lūna (“moon”). Replaced the older lunage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ly.na.tik/

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Adjective

lunatique (plural lunatiques)

1. moody

Noun

lunatique m or f by sense (plural lunatiques)

1. lunatic

Further reading

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