"borgne" meaning in French

See borgne in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /bɔʁɲ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Ltrlg-borgne.wav Forms: borgnes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔʁɲ Etymology: Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bornium. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|VL.|*bornium|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Vulgar Latin *bornium, {{inh+|fr|VL.|*bornium}} Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bornium Head templates: {{fr-adj}} borgne (plural borgnes)
  1. one-eyed
    Sense id: en-borgne-fr-adj-08OjiNKw
  2. (architecture) blind (used for windows or walls)
    Sense id: en-borgne-fr-adj-FIrSy1i0 Categories (other): Architecture, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 5 44 17 34 Topics: architecture
  3. (derogatory) having a poor reputation Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-borgne-fr-adj-MTO44PJT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: éborgner
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /bɔʁɲ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Ltrlg-borgne.wav Forms: borgnes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔʁɲ Etymology: Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bornium. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|VL.|*bornium|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Vulgar Latin *bornium, {{inh+|fr|VL.|*bornium}} Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bornium Head templates: {{fr-noun|mfbysense}} borgne m or f by sense (plural borgnes)
  1. one-eyed person Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Derived forms: au royaume des aveugles, les borgnes sont rois, étrangler le borgne
    Sense id: en-borgne-fr-noun-6pROCXU2 Categories (other): French masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Vision Disambiguation of French masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 3 11 11 76 Disambiguation of Vision: 0 9 11 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0

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