defte

Fula

Alternative forms

dewte (Masina Fulfulde)

Noun

defte

plural of deftere

Usage notes

Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

Middle English

Alternative forms

dafte, daft, deffte

Etymology

From Old English dæfte, from Proto-West Germanic *daftī (“fitting, suitable”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdaft(ə)/, /ˈdɛft(ə)/

Adjective

defte

Mild, polite, respectful, modest.
(rare) Unexciting, boring, rude.

Derived terms

dafftelike

Descendants

English: daft, deft
Scots: daft, dauft

References

“dafte, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-17.

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