fiente

French

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *femita < femus, altered variant of fimus (“dung, manure”). Doublet of fumier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fjɑ̃t/

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Noun

fiente f (plural fientes)

1. droppings

Derived terms

• fientement
• fienter
• fienteux

Further reading

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

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [fiːˈɛn.tɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [fiˈɛn.te]

Participle

fīente

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of fīēns