mauvais

French

Etymology

From Middle French maulvais, from Old French malvais (1080), from Vulgar Latin *malifātius (1st c.AD), from Latin malum (“bad”) + fātum (“fate”).[1][2].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mo.vɛ/, /mɔ.vɛ/
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Adjective

mauvais (feminine singular mauvaise, masculine plural mauvais, feminine plural mauvaises)

  1. bad
  2. wrong, incorrect

Usage notes

Only three French adjectives have an irregular comparative: mauvais (pire), bon (meilleur) and petit (moindre).

Antonyms

References

  1. ↑ Nouveau dictionnaire étymologique, Lib. Larousse, 1971
  2. ↑ Centre National de Ressources Textuelles et Lexicales

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

From Old French malvais (1080), from Vulgar Latin *malifātius (1st c.AD), from Latin malum (“bad”) + fātum (“fate”).

Adjective

mauvais m

  1. (Jersey, Guernsey) bad

Derived terms

Old French

Adjective

mauvais m (oblique and nominative feminine singular mauvaise)

  1. Alternative form of malvais
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