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English
Noun
poltron (plural poltrons)
- (obsolete) Alternative form of poltroon
- 1716, Thomas Browne, edited by Samuel Johnson, Christian Morals[1], 2nd edition, London: J. Payne, published 1756, Part I, p. 35:
- 1792, Thomas Holcroft, Anna St. Ives[2], London: Shepperson & Reynolds, Volume 4, Letter 71, p. 127:
- She shall find I am not the clay, but the potter. I will mould, not be moulded. Poltron as I was, to think of sinking into the docile, domesticated, timid animal called husband!
- 1823, Edward Dillingham Bangs, An oration pronounced at Springfield, Mass., on the Fourth of July, 1823[3]:
- We were regarded as a nation of poltrons, without the spirit to resent insult, or the power to resist aggression.
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French poltron, ultimately borrowed from Italian poltrone.
Attested since 1509.
Pronunciation
Noun
poltron m or f by sense (plural poltrons)
Adjective
poltron (feminine poltronne, masculine plural poltrons, feminine plural poltronnes)
Further reading
- “poltron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Noun
poltron m (plural poltrons)
Descendants
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from French poltron (“coward”), from Italian poltrone (“sluggard”).
Noun
poltron m (plural poltrons)
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
poltron m (plural poltroni)
Declension
Declension of poltron
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) poltron | poltronul | (niște) poltroni | poltronii |
genitive/dative | (unui) poltron | poltronului | (unor) poltroni | poltronilor |
vocative | poltronule | poltronilor |
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