captif

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin captīvus. Cf. the inherited doublet chétif.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kap.tif/

Adjective

captif (feminine singular captive, masculine plural captifs, feminine plural captives)

  1. captive

Noun

captif m (plural captifs, feminine captive)

  1. captive

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from Middle French; definitely then from Latin captīvus. Doublet of caitif.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kapˈtiːf/, /ˈkaptif/, /kapˈtiːv(ə)/, /ˈkaptiv(ə)/

Noun

captif

  1. A captive or hostage.

Descendants

References

Adjective

captif (comparative caitiver, superlative catifest)

  1. Held captive; in slavery.

Descendants

References

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