"niais" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /njɛ/, /ni.ɛ/ Forms: niaise [feminine], niais [masculine, plural], niaises [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French niés, from a Vulgar Latin *nīdācem, derived from nīdus (“nest”) + -āx. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|niés|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French niés, {{inh+|fr|fro|niés}} Inherited from Old French niés, {{inh|fr|VL.|*nīdāx|*nīdācem}} Vulgar Latin *nīdācem, {{af|la|nīdus|-āx|nocat=1|t1=nest}} nīdus (“nest”) + -āx Head templates: {{fr-adj}} niais (feminine niaise, masculine plural niais, feminine plural niaises)
  1. (falconry, of a bird) caught in the nest Categories (topical): Falconry
    Sense id: en-niais-fr-adj-EwL1vv2z Topics: falconry, hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
  2. inexperienced, green Synonyms: inexpérimenté, novice
    Sense id: en-niais-fr-adj-pa-dUWsT
  3. silly, vacuous, stupid Synonyms: sot, nigaud, idiot, zozo
    Sense id: en-niais-fr-adj-BrYO0fQU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /njɛ/, /ni.ɛ/ Forms: niais [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French niés, from a Vulgar Latin *nīdācem, derived from nīdus (“nest”) + -āx. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|niés|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French niés, {{inh+|fr|fro|niés}} Inherited from Old French niés, {{inh|fr|VL.|*nīdāx|*nīdācem}} Vulgar Latin *nīdācem, {{af|la|nīdus|-āx|nocat=1|t1=nest}} nīdus (“nest”) + -āx Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} niais m (plural niais)
  1. buffoon, fool Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-niais-fr-noun-WFklRmVr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /njɛ/, /ni.ɛ/
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma|fr}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} niais
  1. first/second-person singular imperfect indicative of nier Tags: first-person, form-of, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular Form of: nier
    Sense id: en-niais-fr-verb-UM--qsKe Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 17 25 21 3 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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