juif

See also: Juif

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

• IPA^(key): /ʒɥif/

  • Audio:

    (file)

  • Audio (France (Vosges)):

    (file)

• Homophones: Juif, juifs, Juifs

Adjective

juif (feminine juive, masculine plural juifs, feminine plural juives)

1. Jewish (following the religion of Judaism)
2. (Louisiana, offensive) stingy, miserly, avaricious

Noun

juif m (plural juifs, feminine juive)

1. 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.

See also

• Juif
• juif errant
• judaïsme (“Judaism”)
• petit juif m (“funny bone”, literally “small Jew”)

Further reading

• “juif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
• Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)