Esperanto

Adverb

honte

1. shamefully
2. ashamedly

French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French hunte ‎(“dishonour”), from Frankish *haunitha ‎(“disdain, scorn, ridicule”), from Proto-Germanic *hauniþō ‎(“humiliation”), from Proto-Indo-European *kaw- ‎(“to be evil, make evil”). Cognate with Old High German hōnida ‎(“dishonour”), Middle Dutch hoonde ‎(“dishonour”), Old English hīenþ, hīenþu ‎(“humiliation”). More at hean.

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /ɔ̃t/
• Rhymes: -ɔ̃t

Noun

honte f ‎(plural hontes)

1. shame (feeling)

Derived terms

• honteux

Old French

Alternative forms

• hunte

Etymology

From Frankish *haunitha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hõntə/

Noun

honte f ‎(oblique plural hontes, nominative singular honte, nominative plural hontes)

1. shame (feeling)