captif

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin captīvus. Cf. the inherited doublet chétif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kap.tif/

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Adjective

captif (feminine captive, masculine plural captifs, feminine plural captives)

1. captive

Noun

captif m (plural captifs, feminine captive)

1. captive

Further reading

• “captif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• captyf, captyfe, captive

Etymology

Probably from Middle French; definitely then from Latin captīvus. Doublet of caitif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kapˈtiːf/, /ˈkaptif/, /kapˈtiːv(ə)/, /ˈkaptiv(ə)/

Noun

captif

1. A captive or hostage.

Related terms

• captivite

Descendants

• English: captive

References

• “captī̆f, n. & adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 April 2018.

Adjective

captif

1. Held captive; in slavery.

Descendants

• English: captive

References

• “captī̆f, n. & adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 April 2018.