"foin" meaning in French

See foin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /fwɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-foin.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-foin.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-foin.wav
Rhymes: -wɛ̃ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French foin, from Old French fein, from Latin fēnum, monophthongized variant of Latin faenum (“hay”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-no-, from *dʰeh₁(y)-. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|foin|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French foin, {{inh+|fr|frm|foin}} Inherited from Middle French foin, {{inh|fr|fro|fein}} Old French fein, {{inh|fr|la|fēnum}} Latin fēnum, {{inh|fr|la|faenum||hay}} Latin faenum (“hay”), {{der|fr|ine-pro||*dʰeh₁(y)-no-}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-no- Head templates: {{head|fr|interjection}} foin
  1. (dated, literary) Used to express disdain [with de ‘of someone/something’]. Tags: dated, literary
    Sense id: en-foin-fr-intj-fr:interjection Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 100 0

Noun

IPA: /fwɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-foin.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-foin.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-foin.wav Forms: foins [plural]
Rhymes: -wɛ̃ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French foin, from Old French fein, from Latin fēnum, monophthongized variant of Latin faenum (“hay”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-no-, from *dʰeh₁(y)-. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|foin|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French foin, {{inh+|fr|frm|foin}} Inherited from Middle French foin, {{inh|fr|fro|fein}} Old French fein, {{inh|fr|la|fēnum}} Latin fēnum, {{inh|fr|la|faenum||hay}} Latin faenum (“hay”), {{der|fr|ine-pro||*dʰeh₁(y)-no-}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-no- Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} foin m (plural foins)
  1. hay Tags: masculine Derived forms: bête à manger du foin, chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin, faire tout un foin de, meule de foin, rhume des foins Related terms: faner, fenaison, fenasse, fenil
    Sense id: en-foin-fr-noun-TjDqJc2h

Inflected forms

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    {
      "ipa": "/fwɛ̃/"
    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/ca/Fr-foin.ogg/Fr-foin.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Fr-foin.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-foin.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-DenisdeShawi-foin.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-DenisdeShawi-foin.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-DenisdeShawi-foin.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-DenisdeShawi-foin.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-foin.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/26/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-foin.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-foin.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/26/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-foin.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-foin.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-wɛ̃"
    }
  ],
  "word": "foin"
}

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