"chétif" meaning in French

See chétif in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʃe.tif/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-chétif.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-chétif.wav [Switzerland] Forms: chétive [feminine], chétifs [masculine, plural], chétives [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French chaitif, caitif, from Vulgar Latin *cactivus, from a combination of Latin captīvus (“prisoner”) with Transalpine Gaulish *caxtos, from Proto-Celtic *kaxtos (compare Irish cacht, Welsh caeth). Compare also Italian cattivo (“bad”). See also French captif, a borrowed doublet. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|chaitif|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French chaitif, {{inh+|fr|fro|chaitif}} Inherited from Old French chaitif, {{m|fro|caitif}} caitif, {{inh|fr|VL.||*cactivus}} Vulgar Latin *cactivus, {{inh|fr|la|captīvus||prisoner}} Latin captīvus (“prisoner”), {{der|fr|xtg|-}} Transalpine Gaulish, {{m|cel-gau||*caxtos}} *caxtos, {{der|fr|cel-pro|*kaxtos}} Proto-Celtic *kaxtos, {{cog|ga|cacht}} Irish cacht, {{cog|cy|caeth}} Welsh caeth, {{cog|it|cattivo||bad}} Italian cattivo (“bad”), {{doublet|fr|captif|notext=1}} captif Head templates: {{fr-adj}} chétif (feminine chétive, masculine plural chétifs, feminine plural chétives)
  1. puny, scrawny
    Sense id: en-chétif-fr-adj-uCticwhj Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 77 23
  2. meagre, paltry
    Sense id: en-chétif-fr-adj-lbCl78m4

Inflected forms

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