doute
See also: douté
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dut/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ut
Etymology 1
Deverbal from douter.
Noun
doute m (plural doutes)
- doubt
- Il n’y avait pas le moindre doute sur l’identité de l’envahisseur.
- There wasn't the slightest doubt about the identity of the invader.
Alternative forms
- doûte, doubte (all obsolete)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “doute”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
doute
- inflection of douter:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Middle English
Etymology
Related terms
- douten
Old French
Etymology
From the verb douter.
Noun
doute oblique singular, f (oblique plural doutes, nominative singular doute, nominative plural doutes)
Descendants
- French: doute
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