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eur EUR eür eur- eur. Eur. Dutch Etymology nl :bor frm:-eur<id:agent suffix> From nl frm -eur, from nl fro -eor, fro -or, from nl la -ator, la -tor. In some senses, from nl la -or. Pronunciation nl /ˈøːr/ nl Nl--eur.ogg Suffix m -s + -euse,-rice<q:after -t-> Used to form agent nouns from verbs. Derived terms nl French Pronunciation -eŭr fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch--eur.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>) fr LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00--eur.wav <<France>> (<<Lyon>>) fr œʁ 1 fr -eure -eurs -eures Etymology 1 fr agent suffix fr agent suffix :inh frm:-eur<id:agent suffix> 1 fr frm -eur<id:agent suffix>, from fr fro -or<id:agent suffix> / fro -eor / fro -eur, from fr la -tor -tōrem and la -ātor -ātōrem, from fr itc-pro *-tōr, from fr ine-pro *-tōr. fr -ateur. Suffix m +,-rice,-eure,-eresse,-oresse forms masculine agent nouns from verbs (some of which are also used as adjectives) Usage notes The stem used is that of the verb’s present participle: fr faire, fr faisant<alt:fais(ant)> faiseur fr marcher, fr marchant<alt:march(ant)> marcheur fr finir, fr finissant<alt:finiss(ant)> finisseur fr cuire, fr cuisant<alt:cuis(ant)> cuiseur fr prendre, fr prenant<alt:pren(ant)> preneur fr connaître, fr connaissant<alt:connaiss(ant)> connaisseur fr voir, fr voyant<alt:voy(ant)> voyeur In neologisms, this suffix can occasionally form agent nouns directly from nouns when no corresponding verb exists, though this is less productive than the usual verb-based formation. As a rule of thumb, the feminine is fr -rice after fr -t- (fr acteur > fr actrice), otherwise fr -euse. There are occasional exceptions (e.g. fr chanteur > fr chanteuse). The other three endings are infrequent. Derived terms fr agent suffix Descendants 1 ht -è<id:agent> de -eur 1 hu -őr 1 ru -ёр 1 sv -ör 1 tr -ör 1 See also fr -ateur Etymology 2 fr abstract fr abstract :inh frm:-eur<id:abstract> 1 fr frm -eur<id:abstract>, from fr fro -or<id:characteristic>, from fr la -or<id:abstract noun> -ōrem, from fr itc-pro *-ōs, from fr ine-pro *-ōs. Suffix f forms abstract nouns from adjectives: -ness, -o(u)r Usage notes The stem used is that of the adjective's feminine form: e.g. fr blanc, fr blanche blancheur fr doux, fr douce douceur fr frais, fr fraîche fraîcheur All words using this suffix are derived from adjectives, except fr senteur, which is derived from a verb. Derived terms fr abstract Descendants 1 ht -è<id:abstract> Etymology 3 fr comparative fr :inh frm:-eur comparative fr frm -eur, from fr fro -or, from fr la -ior. Suffix -eure fr unproductive forms adjectives with a comparative sense Usage notes In this case, the feminine is always fr -eure. Further reading German Etymology de :bor fr:-eur<id:agent suffix> 1 de fr -eur<id:agent suffix>. Pronunciation de /ˈøːr/ [ˈøːɐ̯] [ˈœɐ̯] de LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller--eur.wav de De--eur.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Suffix de suffix m genitive -eurs plural -eure female -eurin or -euse Suffix of agent nouns from verbs, mostly in French borrowings, but occasionally productive. Derived terms de Middle English Suffix enm suffix 1 enm -our Middle French Etymology 1 frm agent suffix :inh fro:-or<id:agent suffix> 1 From frm fro -or<id:agent suffix> / fro -eor / fro -eur, from frm la -tor -tōrem and la -ātor -ātōrem, from frm itc-pro *-tōr, from frm ine-pro *-tōr. Suffix frm suffix m feminine equivalent -euse forms agent nouns from verbs Derived terms frm agent suffix Descendants fr -eur<id:agent suffix> Etymology 2 frm abstract :inh fro:-or<id:characteristic> 1 frm fro -or<id:characteristic>, from frm la -or<id:abstract noun> -ōrem, from frm itc-pro *-ōs, from frm ine-pro *-ōs. Suffix frm suffix f forms abstract nouns from adjectives Derived terms frm abstract Descendants fr -eur<id:abstract> Old French Suffix fro suffix fro -or (both etymologies) Derived terms fro