juif

See also: Juif

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French juiu (formed from its feminine juive, juiue), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin iūdaeus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew יהודי (Yehudi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒɥif/

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Adjective

juif (feminine juive, masculine plural juifs, feminine plural juives)

1. Jewish
2. (Louisiana, Cajun) stingy

Noun

juif m (plural juifs, feminine juive)

1. Jew (follower of Judaism)

See also

• Juif
• judaïsme
• petit juif

Further reading

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