Terffidua (Emile d'Audiffret)

Overview

"Terffidua" is "Audiffret" spelled backwards -- one of Marie Bashkirtseff's many nicknames for Emile d'Audiffret, a young Niçois nobleman. It is NOT a separate person. The raw carnet index confirms: "Terffidua: nom renversé d'Audiffret (Emile)."

See main entry: AUDIFFRET

Usage in Diary

Marie uses "Terffidua" from approximately spring 1875 onward. She also creates the derived verb "terffiduer" as a euphemism for "aimer" (to love): "Bibi terffiduait Girofla" = "Bibi loved Girofla" (i.e., Marie loved Audiffret), using both her own and his coded names to create maximum distance from the admission.

Other invented verbs in the same series: "hamiltonner" (from Hamilton), "pépiner," "enoteasser" (from Enoteas = Saëtone reversed).

References in Diary

• First used in raw carnet 04 (spring 1875 period)
• Key passages in raw carnets 05--06 (summer--autumn 1875)
• See AUDIFFRET glossary entry for full context