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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French juif, backformation from Old French juive, juiue, feminine of juiu, from Latin iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), from Hebrew יְהוּדִי (y'hudí).
Pronunciation
Adjective
juif (feminine juive, masculine plural juifs, feminine plural juives)
- Jewish
- (offensive) stingy, avaricious
Noun
juif m (plural juifs, feminine juive)
- Jew (follower of Judaism)
Usage notes
The capitalized form Juif refers to Jews as an ethnicity; the lower-case form juif refers to Jews as followers of a religion.
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