niais

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /njɛ/

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin *nīdāx, nīdācem, from nīdus (“nest”) +‎ -āx.

Adjective

niais (feminine niaise, masculine plural niais, feminine plural niaises)

1. (falconry) Qualifies a falconry bird caught in the nest.
2. vacuous, stupid

Noun

niais m (plural niais)

1. buffoon, fool

Etymology 2

Conjugated form of nier

Verb

niais

1. first-person singular imperfect indicative of nier
2. second-person singular imperfect indicative of nier

Anagrams

• ainsi

Further reading

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

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Norman

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin *nidax, from nidus (“nest”).

Adjective

niais m

1. (Jersey) stupid