Inherited from Old French putain, originally the oblique case of pute (“dirty woman”) formed with the suffix -ain, from Vulgar Latin pūtta, from Latin pūta (“girl”). Compare with salope, Italian puttana, Spanish puta.
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putain f (plural putains)
putain
From Old French putain.
putain f (plural putains)
From pute with the suffix -ain, -aine, or from Vulgar Latin pūtta/*pūttāna, from Latin pūta (“girl”). Compare Old Occitan putan(a). Latin putta (“prostitute”) is attested in the sixth century (Gregory of Tours). The change of meaning from "girl" to "prostitute" is due to euphemism, a process that is well known to other periods and languages.
putain oblique singular, f (oblique plural putains, nominative singular pute, nominative plural putains)
putain m
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| putain | phutain |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
From Old French putain, originally the oblique case of pute (“dirty woman”) formed with the suffix -ain, from Vulgar Latin putta, from Latin puta (“girl”). Cognate with French putain, Italian puttana.
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putain f (plural puteiniaid)
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| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| putain | butain | mhutain | phutain |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||