païen

See also: paien

Catalan

Verb

païen

1. third-person plural imperfect indicative of pair

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French pagien, païen, from Latin pāgānus (“rural, rustic; pagan”), from pāgus (“countryside”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.jɛ̃/

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Adjective

païen (feminine païenne, masculine plural païens, feminine plural païennes)

1. pagan, heathen

Noun

païen m (plural païens, feminine païenne)

1. pagan, heathen
2. (Acadia) an uneducated person, a hick

Related terms

• paganisme

Further reading

• “païen”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• épina, peina