fout

See also: főút and Fout

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɑu̯t/
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯t
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch faute, from Old French faute.

Noun

fout f (plural fouten, diminutive foutje n)

  1. error
  2. mistake
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the noun fout, originally from its use in attributive position. Replaced older foutief.

Adjective

fout (comparative fouter, superlative foutst)

  1. wrong
  2. (colloquial) unfashionable, cheesy, inappropriate
  3. active in or collaborating with far-right movements, especially Nazism
    De burgemeester van dit stadje was fout in de oorlog.
    The mayor of this town was a Nazi collaborator during the war.
Inflection
Inflection of fout
uninflected fout
inflected foute
comparative fouter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial fout fouter het foutst
het foutste
indefinite m./f. sing. foute foutere foutste
n. sing. fout fouter foutste
plural foute foutere foutste
definite foute foutere foutste
partitive fouts fouters —

French

Verb

fout

  1. third-person plural present indicative of foutre

Luxembourgish

Verb

fout

  1. inflection of fouen:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person plural present indicative
    3. second-person plural imperative

Middle English

Noun

fout

  1. Alternative form of fot
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