filou
See also: Filou
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French filou.
Noun
filou m (plural filou's)
- (Belgium) scoundrel, cheat
- Synonym: schurk
References
French
Etymology
Probably a dialectal form of fileur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fi.lu/
Audio (file)
Noun
filou m (plural filous)
- (archaic) thief, pickpocket
- rascal, rogue
- trickster
- (colloquial) mischievous child
Descendants
- → Dutch: filou
- → Swedish: filur
Further reading
- “filou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- fioul
Norman
Etymology
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Noun
filou m (plural filous)
- (Jersey) pickpocket; rogue
Synonyms
- (rogue): ch'napan, cotchîn, scélérat
West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɸi.ˈlo.u/
Verb
filou
- (stative) to fill (a bag, etc.)
- Synonym: fiogo
Conjugation
Conjugation of filou (stative verb) | ||||
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singular | plural | |||
inclusive | exclusive | |||
1st person | tifilou | mifilou | afilou | |
2nd person | nifilou | fifilou | ||
3rd person | inanimate | ifilou | difilou | |
animate | mafilou | |||
imperative | —, filou | —, filou |
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics (as filów)