pudibond

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pudibundus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /py.di.bɔ̃/

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Adjective

pudibond (feminine pudibonde, masculine plural pudibonds, feminine plural pudibondes)

1. prudish

   Synonym: prude

Derived terms

• pudibonderie

Descendants

• → Romanian: pudibond

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin pudeō

Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-der.

Latin -bundus

Latin pudibunduslbor.

French pudibondbor.

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Latin pudibunduslbor.

Romanian pudibond

Borrowed from French pudibond, or a learned borrowing from Latin pudibundus.

Adjective

pudibond m or n (feminine singular pudibondă, masculine plural pudibonzi, feminine/neuter plural pudibonde)

1. shamefaced, bashful, modest, ashamed; blushing

Declension

Declension of pudibond

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	pudibond		pudibondă	pudibonzi	pudibonde
	definite	pudibondul		pudibonda	pudibonzii	pudibondele
genitive- dative	indefinite	pudibond		pudibonde	pudibonzi	pudibonde
	definite	pudibondului		pudibondei	pudibonzilor	pudibondelor