plaintif

French

Etymology

From plainte +‎ -if.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plɛ̃.tif/

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Adjective

plaintif (feminine plaintive, masculine plural plaintifs, feminine plural plaintives)

1. plaintive, doleful

Further reading

• “plaintif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.