honte

Etymology

honto +‎ -e

Adverb

honte

1. shamefully
2. ashamedly

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French hunte (“dishonour”), from Frankish *haunitha (“disdain, scorn, ridicule”), from Proto-Germanic *hauniþō (“humiliation”), from Proto-Indo-European *kaw- (“to be evil, make evil”). Cognate with Old High German hōnida (“dishonour”), Middle Dutch hoonde (“dishonour”), Old English hīenþ, hīenþu (“humiliation”). More at hean.

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /ɔ̃t/

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• (Louisiana) IPA^(key): /hɔ̃t/, [hɔ̃n]
• Rhymes: -ɔ̃t

Noun

honte f (plural hontes)

1. shame (feeling)

Further reading

• “honte” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Alternative forms

• hunte, hounte

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *hōnta, *haunta, from Frankish *haunitha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhõn.tə/

Noun

honte f (oblique plural hontes, nominative singular honte, nominative plural hontes)

1. shame (feeling)