menteur

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French[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited 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[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mɑ̃.tœʁ/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

menteur m (plural menteurs, feminine menteuse)

  1. liar (one who tells lies)
  2. bluffer

Descendants[edit]

  • Mauritian Creole: manter
  • Seychellois Creole: manter

Adjective[edit]

menteur (feminine menteuse, masculine plural menteurs, feminine plural menteuses)

  1. mendacious, lying

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Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French menteor.

Noun[edit]

menteur m (plural menteurs, feminine singular menteuse, feminine plural menteuses)

  1. liar (one who tells lies)

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]