niais

• IPA^(key): /njɛ/

From Latin *nīdāx, nīdācem, from nīdus (“nest”) +‎ -āx.

niais (feminine singular niaise, masculine plural niais, feminine plural niaises)

1. (falconry) Qualifies a falconry bird caught in the nest.
2. vacuous, stupid

niais m (plural niais)

1. buffoon, fool

Conjugated form of nier

niais

1. first-person singular imperfect indicative of nier
2. second-person singular imperfect indicative of nier

• ainsi

• “niais” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

From Latin *nidax, from nidus (“nest”).

niais m

1. (Jersey) stupid