fout
See also: főút, Fout, and FOUT
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch faute, from Old French faute. The adjectival sense developed later, replacing older foutief.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɑu̯t/
- Rhymes: -ɑu̯t
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Noun
fout f (plural fouten, diminutive foutje n)
- error
- mistake
Derived terms
- denkfout
- dt-fout
- rekenfout
Descendants
- → Sranan Tongo: fowtu
Adjective
fout (comparative fouter, superlative foutst)
- wrong
- (colloquial) unfashionable, cheesy, inappropriate
- active in or collaborating with far-right movements, especially Nazism
- De burgemeester van dit stadje was fout in de oorlog.
- The mayor of this town was a Nazi collaborator during the war.
Inflection
Inflection of fout | ||||
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uninflected | fout | |||
inflected | foute | |||
comparative | fouter | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | fout | fouter | het foutst het foutste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | foute | foutere | foutste |
n. sing. | fout | fouter | foutste | |
plural | foute | foutere | foutste | |
definite | foute | foutere | foutste | |
partitive | fouts | fouters | — |
Descendants
- → Sranan Tongo: fowtu
French
Verb
fout
- third-person singular present indicative of foutre
Luxembourgish
Verb
fout
- inflection of fouen:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Middle English
Noun
fout
- Alternative form of fot