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poitevin

/pwat.vɛ̃/

adjective/pwat.vɛ̃/

of Poitou or Poitiers; Poitevin

Inherited from Middle French poitevin, from Old French poitevin, from Late Latin pictāvīnus, from Pictāvus (“Poitou”), of Gaulish origin. Equivalent to Poitou + -in.

noun, masculine/pwat.vɛ̃/

poitevin is masculine in French.

Poitevin (dialect of Poitou)

Inherited from Middle French poitevin, from Old French poitevin, from Late Latin pictāvīnus, from Pictāvus (“Poitou”), of Gaulish origin. Equivalent to Poitou + -in.