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-eux
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eux
French
Alternative forms
fr -ueux
Etymology
fr :inh frm:-eux 1
fr frm -eux, frm -eulx, from fr fro -eux, fro -eus, fro -us, fro -os, fro -ous, from fr la -ōsus. fr -ose.
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR--eux.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi--eux.wav <<Canada>> (<<Shawinigan>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00--eux.wav <<France>> (<<Lyon>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick--eux.wav <<France>> (<<Somain>>)
Suffix
-ous, -y
fr Quebec forms nouns and adjectives with a humble or pejorative character
Derived terms
fr
Descendants
da -øs 1
nl -eus 1
de -ös 1
no -øs 1
sv -ös 1
Middle French
Alternative forms
frm -eulx
Etymology
frm :inh fro:-us 1
From frm fro -us, fro -eus, from frm la -ōsus.
Suffix
frm suffix
-ous, -y
la pluviosus → frm pluvieux rainy
Descendants
fr -eux
Norman
Etymology 1
From nrf fro -eus, fro -us, from nrf la -ōsus.
Suffix
nrf suffix
-ous, -y
Etymology 2
From an nrf fro-nor - variant of nrf fro -eor, fro -or, from nrf la -ator, la -tor. In some senses, from Latin la -or.
Suffix
nrf suffix m plural -eurs feminine equivalent -euse
nrf Jersey Used to form agent nouns from verbs.
Alternative forms
nrf -eu
Derived terms
nrf
Old French
Suffix
fro suffix
fro -us
Derived terms
fro