plaintif
French
Etymology
From plainte + -if.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plɛ̃.tif/
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Adjective
plaintif (feminine plaintive, masculine plural plaintifs, feminine plural plaintives)
- plaintive, doleful
Further reading
- “plaintif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.