Meanings
adjectivePoitevin (not comparable)
nounPoitevin (plural Poitevins)
plural Poitevins
- A native or inhabitant of the region of Poitou in France.
- A native or inhabitant of the city of Poitiers in France.
proper noun
- The dialect of Poitevin-Saintongeais spoken in Poitou.
Origin
- Late Latinpictāvīnus
- EnglishPoitevin
Unadapted borrowing from French poitevin, ultimately from Late Latin pictāvīnus, from Pictāvus (“Poitou”), of Gaulish origin. See Poitiers and Poitou.
More words from Late Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan peitoví, peitoví
- peitovípertaining to Poitou
- peitovínative or resident of Poitou
- peitovinanative or resident of Poitou
French poitevin, poitevin
- poitevinpertaining to Poitou
- poitevinpertaining to Poitiers
- Poitevinnative or resident of Poitou
- Poitevinenative or resident of Poitou
- Poitevinnative or resident of Poitiers
- Poitevinenative or resident of Poitiers
- poitevindialect of Poitou
Italian pittavino, pittavino
- pittavinopertaining to Poitou
- pittavinopertaining to Poitiers
- pittavinonative or resident of Poitou
- pittavinanative or resident of Poitou
- pittavinonative or resident of Poitiers
- pittavinanative or resident of Poitiers
- pittavinodialect of Poitou
Cite this entry
APA
Poitevin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poitevin
MLA
“Poitevin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poitevin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Poitevin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poitevin.
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