culbute

See also: culbuté

French

Etymology

From culbuter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kyl.byt/

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Verb

culbute

1. inflection of culbuter:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Noun

culbute f (plural culbutes)

1. fall, tumble
2. somersault

Synonyms

• chute

Descendants

• → Swedish: kullerbytta
• → Norwegian: kollbøtte
• → Danish: kolbøtte

Further reading

• “culbute”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.