"niais" meaning in Norman

See niais in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Latin *nidax, from nidus (“nest”). Etymology templates: {{uder|nrf|la|*nidax}} Latin *nidax, {{m|la|nidus||nest}} nidus (“nest”) Head templates: {{head|nrf|adjective||||niaiss||||niaise||||niais||niaises||{{{f2}}}s|f2accel-form=p|f3accel-form=m|s|f4accel-form=f|s|f6accel-form=m|p|f7accel-form=f|p|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=}} niais m, {{nrf-adj|mp=niais}} niais m
  1. (Jersey) stupid Tags: Jersey, masculine
    Sense id: en-niais-nrm-adj-wtIUpITp Categories (other): Jersey Norman, Norman entries with incorrect language header, Norman undefined derivations

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for niais meaning in Norman (1.7kB)

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          "english": "He is as foolish as Dadais who lay down in the water to avoid getting wet in a shower.",
          "ref": "1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 517",
          "text": "Il est niais coume Dadais qui se couachait dans l'iaue d'paeur d'être mouailli.",
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        "(Jersey) stupid"
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