poulain – French noun declension

French noun forms of poulain

Noun: poulain
Gender: m Hyphenation:
Singular mpoulain
Plural mpoulains

Sample Sentences

  • La poulinière a mis bas un beau poulain. (The mare gave birth to a pretty foal.)
  • Il affirma que Kadyrov est un poulain de Poutine. (He stated that Kadyrov is Putin's protégé.)

Etymology

Inherited from Old French poulain, polain (“baby animal”), from a Late Latin or Vulgar Latin pullāmen, from Latin pullus (“animal young”). See: Latin Nouns 'pullus'.

Verbs referencing "poulain"

Middle English Nouns poleyn, English Nouns pullen.

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