plainte

French

Etymology

From Old French plainte, pleinte (from the feminine past participle of plaindre, pleindre), corresponding to a Medieval Latin plancta, from Latin planctus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /plɛ̃t/
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Noun

plainte f (plural plaintes)

complaint
moan, groan
(law) (criminal) complaint

Derived terms

porter plainte

Further reading

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

Anagrams

épilant, patelin, platine, pliante

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