patibulaire
French, adjective/pa.ti.by.lɛʁ/
patibulaire is spelled P-A-T-I-B-U-L-A-I-R-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 104,709th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Patibulaire is a French adjective meaning “sinister” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui concerne le gibet, qui est destiné à servir de gibet”.
What does patibulaire mean in English?
adjective
- 1
archaicgibbet
- 2
sinister
une mine patibulaire
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui concerne le gibet, qui est destiné à servir de gibet. 2. Relatif à une personne qui semble digne de la potence, d’être pendue. 3. Dont on se méfie, qui semble suspect.
noun: 1. Personne qui a un air patibulaire.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of patibulaire
- patibulaires plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce patibulaire?
- /pa.ti.by.lɛʁ/
- \pa.ti.by.lɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is patibulaire in French?
patibulaire appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).