poltron
See also: poltrón
English edit
Noun edit
poltron (plural poltrons)
- (obsolete) Alternative form of poltroon
- 1716, Thomas Browne, edited by Samuel Johnson, Christian Morals[1], 2nd edition, London: J. Payne, published 1756, Part I, p. 35:
- 1792, Thomas Holcroft, Anna St. Ives[2], London: Shepperson & Reynolds, Volume 4, Letter 71, p. 127:
- She shall find I am not the clay, but the potter. I will mould, not be moulded. Poltron as I was, to think of sinking into the docile, domesticated, timid animal called husband!
- 1823, Edward Dillingham Bangs, An oration pronounced at Springfield, Mass., on the Fourth of July, 1823[3]:
- We were regarded as a nation of poltrons, without the spirit to resent insult, or the power to resist aggression.
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French poltron, ultimately borrowed from Italian poltrone.
Attested since 1509.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
poltron m or f by sense (plural poltrons)
Adjective edit
poltron (feminine poltronne, masculine plural poltrons, feminine plural poltronnes)
Further reading edit
- “poltron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French edit
Noun edit
poltron m (plural poltrons)
Descendants edit
Norman edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French poltron (“coward”), from Italian poltrone (“sluggard”).
Noun edit
poltron m (plural poltrons)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
poltron m (plural poltroni)
Declension edit
Declension of poltron
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) poltron | poltronul | (niște) poltroni | poltronii |
genitive/dative | (unui) poltron | poltronului | (unor) poltroni | poltronilor |
vocative | poltronule | poltronilor |