French

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -o

Verb

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chaut

  1. third-person singular present indicative of chaloir

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin cal(i)dus.

Pronunciation

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  • (archaic) IPA(key): /ˈtʃalt/, (northern) /ˈkalt/
  • (classical) IPA(key): /ˈtʃau̯t/, (northern) /ˈkau̯t/

Adjective

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chaut m (oblique and nominative feminine singular chaude)

  1. hot (heated; not cold)

Declension

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Noun

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chaut oblique singularm (oblique plural chauz or chautz, nominative singular chauz or chautz, nominative plural chaut)

  1. hot; heat
    le chaut et le freit
    the hot and the cold
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Descendants

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  • Champenois: tchaud
  • French: chaud
  • Lorrain: tchâd
  • Norman: câod, caûd, caoud
  • Picard: caud, keud (Amiens)
  • Walloon: tchôd
  • Italian: cialda (from the feminine)
  • Middle English: chaud