menteur
French edit
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
Noun edit
menteur m (plural menteurs, feminine menteuse)
Descendants edit
Adjective edit
menteur (feminine menteuse, masculine plural menteurs, feminine plural menteuses)
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Further reading edit
- “menteur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French menteor.
Noun edit
menteur m (plural menteurs, feminine singular menteuse, feminine plural menteuses)
- liar (one who tells lies)
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Descendants edit
- French: menteur