vouvoyer

French

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to address someone using the formal pronoun vous (vous) rather than the informal tu (tu), to use the V-form, to "you" (as opposed to "to "thou"")

Etymology

Suffix from French vous (you).

Origin

French

vous

Gloss

you

Concept
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Kinship

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