captif
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin captīvus. Cf. the inherited doublet chétif.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
captif (feminine captive, masculine plural captifs, feminine plural captives)
Noun[edit]
captif m (plural captifs, feminine captive)
Further reading[edit]
- “captif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably from Middle French; definitely then from Latin captīvus. Doublet of caitif.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
captif
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- English: captive
References[edit]
- “captī̆f, n. & adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-27.
Adjective[edit]
captif
Descendants[edit]
- English: captive
References[edit]
- “captī̆f, n. & adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-27.
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