"pus" meaning in French

See pus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /py/, [pys] [Louisiana], [py] [Louisiana]
Head templates: {{fr-adv}} pus
  1. (Louisiana) syncopic form of plus (“more; no more, no longer”) Tags: Louisiana
    Sense id: en-pus-fr-adv-MpdRsDMt Categories (other): Louisiana French
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /py/, /pys/ Audio: Fr-pus.ogg [France], LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-pus.wav [France] (note: Brétigny-sur-Orge), LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-pus.wav [France, Vosges]
Etymology: From Middle French pus (16th c.), a borrowing from Latin pus (“pus”). Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|frm|pus}} Middle French pus, {{der|fr|la|pus|t=pus}} Latin pus (“pus”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} pus m (invariable)
  1. pus (bodily fluid) Tags: invariable, masculine Related terms: purulent
    Sense id: en-pus-fr-noun-bC9ye0ch
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /py/
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} pus
  1. first/second-person singular past historic of pouvoir Tags: first-person, form-of, historic, past, second-person, singular Form of: pouvoir
    Sense id: en-pus-fr-verb-dAxd80ut Categories (other): Pages with 27 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 27 entries: 1 2 1 0 13 1 7 2 13 0 8 1 8 5 2 3 9 1 1 4 2 8 1 1 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 0 0 13 1 7 1 15 0 11 0 7 5 1 2 11 0 0 4 1 8 0 0 7 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 34 7 55 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /py/
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|fr|past participle form|g=m-p}} pus m pl
  1. (very rare) masculine plural of pu Tags: form-of, masculine, participle, plural, rare Form of: pu
    Sense id: en-pus-fr-verb-omBLaEcA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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