menteur
French
Etymology
From Middle French menteur, from Old French menteor, menteür, menterre, corresponding to mentir + -eur. May correlate to a Vulgar Latin *mentitōr, mentitōrem, from Latin mentior.
Pronunciation
Noun
menteur m (plural menteurs, feminine menteuse)
Related terms
Further reading
- “menteur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French menteor.
Noun
menteur m (plural menteurs, feminine singular menteuse, feminine plural menteuses)
- liar (one who tells lies)
Related terms
Descendants
- French: menteur
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