caduc

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cadūcus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

caduc (feminine caduca, masculine plural caducs, feminine plural caduques)

  1. caducous; transient, fleeting
  2. lapsed, expired, obsolete
  3. (botany) deciduous
    Synonym: decidu
  4. senile, decrepit
    Synonym: decrèpit

Derived terms

Noun

caduc m (plural caducs)

  1. lapse, senior moment
  2. drivel
    Synonym: catúfol

Further reading

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French caduc, from Latin cadūcus (falling; transitory).

Pronunciation

Adjective

caduc (feminine caduque, masculine plural caducs, feminine plural caduques)

  1. (botany) deciduous (relating to trees that shed their leaves in winter)
    • 2005, Revue horticole:
      Le Weigela possède un feuillage caduc, qui peut être vert, rouge, jaune ou panaché.
      The Weigela has a deciduous foliage that can be green, red, yellow or variegated.
  2. obsolete
    • 2004, Pékin 2003. Science et progrès humain. Strasbourg 2003. Construction de l'Europe, page 210:
      N'ayant pas pu le trouver dans les dictionnaires, je ne sais pas s'il s'agit d'un mot caduc ou inventé par l'auteur
      Not having been able to find it in the dictionaries, I do not know whether it is an obsolete word or one invented by the author
  3. null and void

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: kadük

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French caduc, from Latin caducus.

Adjective

caduc m or n (feminine singular caducă, masculine plural caduci, feminine and neuter plural caduce)

  1. caducous
  2. obsolete

Declension

Declension of caduc
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite caduc caducă caduci caduce
definite caducul caduca caducii caducele
genitive-
dative
indefinite caduc caduce caduci caduce
definite caducului caducei caducilor caducelor