minot
French
Etymology
From Gallo-Romance root *min- (“cat”) (compare minou, minet) + -ot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.no/
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Noun
minot m (plural minots, feminine minotte or minote)
- (colloquial, Provence) kid, lad
- Synonym: gamin
- 1995, Jean-Claude Izzo, Total Khéops:
- Y veulent voir quoi, ces minots? Hein ! Vé, tu peux me le dire !
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Further reading
- “minot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latvian
Verb
minot
- present conjunctive of minēt
- (with the particle lai) imperative conjunctive of minēt
Participle
minot (invariable)
- adverbial invariable present active participle of minēt
Verb
minot
- present conjunctive of mīt
- (with the particle lai) imperative conjunctive of mīt
Participle
minot (invariable)
- adverbial invariable present active participle of mīt