chétif

adjective

Syllable Decomposition

chétif

in 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

  • englishenglish:sickly
  • dutchdutch:mager
  • swedishswedish:klen

See also

chétiveté (cn.) chétive (adj.) chétivité (cn.) chétivisme (cn.) chétifs (adj.) chétives (adj.)