fout

See also: főút, Fout, and FOUT

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch faute, from Old French faute. The adjectival sense developed later, replacing older foutief.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɑu̯t/
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯t

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Noun

fout f (plural fouten, diminutive foutje n)

1. error
2. mistake

Derived terms

• denkfout
• dt-fout
• rekenfout

Descendants

• → Sranan Tongo: fowtu

Adjective

fout (comparative fouter, superlative foutst)

1. wrong
2. (colloquial) unfashionable, cheesy, inappropriate
3. active in or collaborating with far-right movements, especially Nazism

   De burgemeester van dit stadje was fout in de oorlog.

   The mayor of this town was a Nazi collaborator during the war.

Inflection

Declension of fout
uninflected	fout
inflected	foute
comparative	fouter
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		fout	fouter	het foutst het foutste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	foute	foutere	foutste
	n. sing.	fout	fouter	foutste
	plural	foute	foutere	foutste
definite		foute	foutere	foutste
partitive		fouts	fouters	—

Descendants

• → Sranan Tongo: fowtu

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French

Verb

fout

1. third-person singular present indicative of foutre

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Luxembourgish

Verb

fout

1. inflection of fouen:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person plural present indicative
   3. second-person plural imperative

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Middle English

Noun

fout

1. Alternative form of fot