chétif
adjective
Syllable Decomposition
chétifin Old French chaitif, from popular Latin cactivus, a cross between Latin captivus (prisoner) and a Gaulish word cactos (id.) that can be reconstructed from the Welsh caeth, the Breton kaezh and the Irish cacht.
Definition
Synonym
chécreux
Translations
english:sickly
dutch:mager
swedish:klen
See also
chétiveté (cn.) chétive (adj.) chétivité (cn.) chétivisme (cn.) chétifs (adj.) chétives (adj.)