fût

See also: Appendix:Variations of "fut"

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fy/

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle French fust, from Old French fust, from Latin fūstis.

Alternative forms

• fut (post-1990 spelling)

Noun

fût m (plural fûts)

1. bole (of tree)
2. keg, cask, draft

Derived terms

• futaie

Descendants

• → Vietnamese: phuy

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle French fust, from Latin fuisset.

Verb

fût

1. third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of être

   Ne fût-ce que je n'ai pas fait l'amour avec elle.

   If only [Were it only that] I did not make love with her.

Further reading

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