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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French tiois, tieis, tiedeis, from Early Medieval Latin theodiscus, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz. Doublet of tudesque. Compare Italian tedesco.
Pronunciation
Adjective
thiois (feminine thioise, masculine plural thiois, feminine plural thioises)
- (archaic) Teutonic, Germanic, Flemish
- (Lorraine, Alsace, relational) Franconian (dialects)
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