"fou" meaning in French

See fou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

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Rhymes: -u Etymology: Inherited from Middle French fol, from Old French fol, from Latin follem. Cognate with English fool. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|fol|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French fol, {{inh+|fr|frm|fol}} Inherited from Middle French fol, {{inh|fr|fro|fol}} Old French fol, {{inh|fr|la|follis|follem}} Latin follem, {{cog|en|fool}} English fool Head templates: {{fr-adj|f=folle|mpl=+,#x<l:obsolete>|mv=fol}} fou (masculine singular before vowel fol, feminine folle, masculine plural fous or (obsolete) foux, feminine plural folles)
  1. mad, crazy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fou de la gâchette
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): People, Personality Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

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Rhymes: -u Etymology: Inherited from Middle French fol, from Old French fol, from Latin follem. Cognate with English fool. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|fol|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French fol, {{inh+|fr|frm|fol}} Inherited from Middle French fol, {{inh|fr|fro|fol}} Old French fol, {{inh|fr|la|follis|follem}} Latin follem, {{cog|en|fool}} English fool Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|+,#x<l:obsolete>|f=folle}} fou m (plural fous or (obsolete) foux, feminine folle)
  1. madman Tags: masculine Synonyms: taré, débile
    Sense id: en-fou-fr-noun-O3TdA4YE Categories (other): French nouns with multiple plurals Disambiguation of French nouns with multiple plurals: 29 23 30 18
  2. jester (court entertainer) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fou-fr-noun-uk5Au9aI Categories (other): French nouns with multiple plurals Disambiguation of French nouns with multiple plurals: 29 23 30 18
  3. (colloquial) nut (extreme enthusiast) Tags: colloquial, masculine Synonyms: malade
    Sense id: en-fou-fr-noun-JbMhRkU- Categories (other): French nouns with multiple plurals Disambiguation of French nouns with multiple plurals: 29 23 30 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fou de la gâchette, début du fou, fou de Bassan, s'amuser comme un petit fou Related terms: folie, folle
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): People, Personality Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

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Rhymes: -u Etymology: Derived from Spanish alfil, from Arabic اَلْفِيل (al-fīl, “elephant; bishop (chess piece)”), influenced by Etymology 1 in the sense of "court jester." Etymology templates: {{yesno||d|D}} D, {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|fr|es|alfil|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Spanish alfil, {{der+|fr|es|alfil}} Derived from Spanish alfil, {{der|fr|ar|فيل||elephant; bishop (chess piece)|alt=اَلْفِيل}} Arabic اَلْفِيل (al-fīl, “elephant; bishop (chess piece)”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} fou m (plural fous)
  1. (chess) bishop Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fou-fr-noun-vW5Q0YLt Categories (other): Chess, French entries with incorrect language header, Chess Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 18 11 19 7 42 4 Disambiguation of Chess: 0 0 0 0 100 0 Topics: board-games, chess, games
  2. booby (bird) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fou-fr-noun-w~MAXzUj Categories (other): Suliform birds Disambiguation of Suliform birds: 8 9 8 8 26 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): People, Personality Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "plus on est de fous, plus on rit"
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