plainte

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French plainte, pleinte (from the feminine past participle of plaindre, pleindre), corresponding to a Medieval Latin plancta, from Latin planctus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /plɛ̃t/
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Noun

plainte f (plural plaintes)

complaint
moan, groan
(law) (criminal) complaint

Derived terms

porter plainte

Further reading

“plainte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

épilant, patelin, platine, pliante

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