"fauve" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /fov/ Audio: Fr-fauve.ogg Forms: fauves [plural]
Rhymes: -ov Etymology: Inherited from Middle French fauve, from Old French falve, from Late Latin falvus, a borrowing from Frankish *falu, *falw- (compare Dutch vaal, English fallow and German falb), from Proto-Germanic *falwaz (“pale, grey”). The adjectival sense of "savage, fierce" comes from the noun sense "wild animal," which is in turn a shortening of bête au pelage fauve (“animal with tawny fur”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|fauve|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French fauve, {{inh+|fr|frm|fauve}} Inherited from Middle French fauve, {{inh|fr|fro|falve}} Old French falve, {{inh|fr|LL.|falvus}} Late Latin falvus, {{der|fr|frk|*falu}} Frankish *falu, {{m|frk|*falw-}} *falw-, {{cog|nl|vaal}} Dutch vaal, {{cog|en|fallow}} English fallow, {{cog|de|falb}} German falb, {{der|fr|gem-pro|*falwaz|t=pale, grey}} Proto-Germanic *falwaz (“pale, grey”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} fauve (plural fauves)
  1. tawny Categories (topical): Colors
    Sense id: en-fauve-fr-adj-CM0BCc6t Disambiguation of Colors: 32 4 0 2 22 1 10 2 23 3
  2. (rare, archaic) savage, fierce (having the ferocity of a wild animal) [19th c.] Tags: archaic, rare Categories (lifeform): Cats
    Sense id: en-fauve-fr-adj--QLBKinC Disambiguation of Cats: 8 11 4 5 12 21 21 4 10 3
  3. (rare, by extension) dangerous, wild [from mid-19th c.] Tags: broadly, rare
    Sense id: en-fauve-fr-adj-A2aQfMw0
  4. (art) fauvist [from early 20th c.] Categories (topical): Art
    Sense id: en-fauve-fr-adj-KPAV8Y8Q Topics: art, arts
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pluvier fauve

Noun

IPA: /fov/ Audio: Fr-fauve.ogg Forms: fauves [plural]
Rhymes: -ov Etymology: Inherited from Middle French fauve, from Old French falve, from Late Latin falvus, a borrowing from Frankish *falu, *falw- (compare Dutch vaal, English fallow and German falb), from Proto-Germanic *falwaz (“pale, grey”). The adjectival sense of "savage, fierce" comes from the noun sense "wild animal," which is in turn a shortening of bête au pelage fauve (“animal with tawny fur”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|fauve|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French fauve, {{inh+|fr|frm|fauve}} Inherited from Middle French fauve, {{inh|fr|fro|falve}} Old French falve, {{inh|fr|LL.|falvus}} Late Latin falvus, {{der|fr|frk|*falu}} Frankish *falu, {{m|frk|*falw-}} *falw-, {{cog|nl|vaal}} Dutch vaal, {{cog|en|fallow}} English fallow, {{cog|de|falb}} German falb, {{der|fr|gem-pro|*falwaz|t=pale, grey}} Proto-Germanic *falwaz (“pale, grey”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} fauve m (plural fauves)
  1. (dated) tawny-coloured animal [from late 16th c.] Tags: dated, masculine Categories (lifeform): Cats
    Sense id: en-fauve-fr-noun-tfUzvozt Disambiguation of Cats: 8 11 4 5 12 21 21 4 10 3
  2. (by extension) a big cat, such as a lion or lynx Tags: broadly, masculine Categories (lifeform): Cats
    Sense id: en-fauve-fr-noun-vvmmIZgn Disambiguation of Cats: 8 11 4 5 12 21 21 4 10 3
  3. (by extension) beast, wild animal, especially fierce, aggressive, or predatory. Usually implies adding big bears like the Black, Brown and Polar ones. Sometimes extends up to the wolverine, wolf, etc. More rarely, big, aggressive and/or hard to meet cervid game might go under this umbrella term as well. Tags: broadly, masculine Categories (lifeform): Animals, Cats
    Sense id: en-fauve-fr-noun-6M0EGh6Q Disambiguation of Animals: 3 10 5 7 19 8 30 6 9 2 Disambiguation of Cats: 8 11 4 5 12 21 21 4 10 3 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 6 11 8 11 12 10 23 5 14 1 Disambiguation of French entries with language name categories using raw markup: 6 9 7 9 11 10 29 4 14 1
  4. (figuratively) a violent or aggressive man or woman Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-fauve-fr-noun-br3t-DFw
  5. a brownish orange color, tawny [from mid-19th c.] Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Cats
    Sense id: en-fauve-fr-noun--xitnSgb Disambiguation of Cats: 8 11 4 5 12 21 21 4 10 3
  6. (polytechnic jargon, obsolete) examiner Tags: masculine, obsolete
    Sense id: en-fauve-fr-noun-BkgHWF5v

Inflected forms

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