fouine

See also: fouiné

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fwin/
  • Audio (France (Somain)):(file)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *fāgīna (“beech marten”).

Noun

fouine f (plural fouines)

  1. beech marten
Descendants
  • → Asturian: fuína, foína
  • → Aragonese: fuina
  • → Galician: fuiña
  • → Portuguese: fuinha
  • → Spanish: fuina
  • → English: foin

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fouine

  1. inflection of fouiner:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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