niais

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /njɛ/

Etymology 1

From Latin *nīdāx, nīdācem, from nīdus (“nest”) +‎ -āx.

Adjective

niais (feminine singular niaise, masculine plural niais, feminine plural niaises)

  1. (falconry) Qualifies a falconry bird caught in the nest.
  2. vacuous, stupid

Noun

niais m (plural niais)

  1. buffoon, fool

Etymology 2

Conjugated form of nier

Verb

niais

  1. first-person singular imperfect indicative of nier
  2. second-person singular imperfect indicative of nier

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Further reading

Norman

Etymology

From Latin *nidax, from nidus (“nest”).

Adjective

niais m

  1. (Jersey) stupid
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