"forain" meaning in French

See forain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fɔ.ʁɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-forain.wav Forms: foraine [feminine], forains [masculine, plural], foraines [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French forain, from Vulgar Latin *forānus (“outsider”), from Latin forīs (“outside”). Assimilated to foire (“fair”) (which is from Latin fēria) through folk etymology. Once meant "foreign", but replaced by étranger in this sense. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|forain|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French forain, {{inh+|fr|fro|forain}} Inherited from Old French forain, {{inh|fr|VL.|*forānus||outsider}} Vulgar Latin *forānus (“outsider”), {{inh|fr|la|forīs||outside}} Latin forīs (“outside”), {{noncog|la|fēria}} Latin fēria Head templates: {{fr-adj}} forain (feminine foraine, masculine plural forains, feminine plural foraines)
  1. (relational) fair, fairground Tags: relational Derived forms: fête foraine
    Sense id: en-forain-fr-adj-9RSgyFb5

Noun

IPA: /fɔ.ʁɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-forain.wav Forms: forains [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French forain, from Vulgar Latin *forānus (“outsider”), from Latin forīs (“outside”). Assimilated to foire (“fair”) (which is from Latin fēria) through folk etymology. Once meant "foreign", but replaced by étranger in this sense. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|forain|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French forain, {{inh+|fr|fro|forain}} Inherited from Old French forain, {{inh|fr|VL.|*forānus||outsider}} Vulgar Latin *forānus (“outsider”), {{inh|fr|la|forīs||outside}} Latin forīs (“outside”), {{noncog|la|fēria}} Latin fēria Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} forain m (plural forains)
  1. showman (fairground entertainer) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-forain-fr-noun-fK0jZ~qV
  2. stallholder Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-forain-fr-noun-cdMw43mX Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 3 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 95

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