different between douter vs fouter

English

Etymology

dout (“to put out”) +? -er.

Noun

douter (plural douters)

1. (obsolete) An extinguisher for candles.

Anagrams

• Drouet, detour, redout, routed, toured

French

Alternative forms

• doubter (obsolete)
• doûter (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dubit?re, present active infinitive of dubit?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /du.te/

Verb

douter

1. (followed by the preposition de) to doubt

2. (reflexive) to suspect, to have an inkling

Conjugation

Usage notes

Douter subordinates a subjunctive content clause when used affirmatively, but subordinates the indicative when used non-affirmatively.

Derived terms

• à n'en pas douter

Related terms

• doute
• douteux

Further reading

• “douter” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• détour
• tordue

Middle French

Verb

douter

1. Alternative form of doubter

Old French

Verb

douter

1. Alternative form of doter

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

English

Etymology

From French foutre (“to lecher”), Latin futuere. Compare fouty.

Noun

fouter (plural fouters)

1. (Britain, dialect) A despicable fellow.

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Derived terms

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