"Filou" meaning in German

See Filou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: De-Filou.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from French filou. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|fr|filou}} Borrowed from French filou Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,s}} Filou m (strong, genitive Filous, plural Filous) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,s}} Forms: Filous [genitive], Filous [plural], strong [table-tags], Filou [nominative, singular], Filous [definite, nominative, plural], Filous [genitive, singular], Filous [definite, genitive, plural], Filou [dative, singular], Filous [dative, definite, plural], Filou [accusative, singular], Filous [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. smart aleck, wise guy Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Filou-de-noun-GtqskEAn Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
  2. crook, rascal Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Filou-de-noun-5DY7mDVo Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52

Inflected forms

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