tutoyed

tu·toy·er

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [too-twah-yey; French ty-twa-yey]
- /ˌtu twɑˈyeɪ; French tü twaˈyeɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [too-twah-yey; French ty-twa-yey]
- /ˌtu twɑˈyeɪ; French tü twaˈyeɪ/

Definitions of tutoyed word

verb with object tutoyed to address (someone), especially in French, using the familiar forms of the pronoun “you” rather than the more formal forms; address familiarly. 1
adjective tutoyed addressed in a familiar way 0

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Origin of tutoyed

First appearance:

before 1690

One of the 49% oldest English words

1690-1700; < French, to address as tu and toi (the familiar singular forms for “you” in French)

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Parts of speech for Tutoyed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tutoyed

tutoyed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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