fout

From Middle Dutch faute, from Old French faute. The adjectival sense developed later, replacing older foutief.

• IPA^(key): /fɑu̯t/
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯t

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fout f (plural fouten, diminutive foutje n)

1. error
2. mistake

• denkfout
• dt-fout
• rekenfout

• → Sranan Tongo: fowtu

fout (comparative fouter, superlative foutst)

1. wrong
2. (colloquial) unfashionable, cheesy, inappropriate
3. active in or collaborating with far-right movements, especially Nazism

   De burgemeester van dit stadje was fout in de oorlog.

   The mayor of this town was a Nazi collaborator during the war.

• → Sranan Tongo: fowtu

fout

1. third-person singular present indicative of foutre

fout

1. inflection of fouen:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person plural present indicative
   3. second-person plural imperative

fout

1. Alternative form of fot