-euse

euse English Etymology en :bor fr:-euse + 1 Suffix Forming nouns denoting female people, usually from terms ending in French fr -eur. en amateur -euse amateuse French: fr amatrice en arbitrage -euse arbitrageuse the male en arbitrageur itself is formed in English; French: fr arbitragiste mfbysense en gossip -euse gossipeuse en gossip itself is not from French en literateur//litterateur -euse literateuse//litterateuse French: fr littératrice en provocateur -euse provocateuse French: fr provocatrice en restauranteur//restaurateur -euse restauranteuse//restaurateuse French: fr restauratrice en strip -euse strippeuse en strip itself is not from French Dutch Pronunciation nl /øːzə/ nl Nl--euse.ogg Suffix f -s - -eur nl -eur Derived terms nl French Etymology fr la -ōsa, feminine form of la -ōsus (which became fr -eux). Use as the female equivalent of fr -eur is a later development which rests on the phonetic similarity of the suffixes. Pronunciation fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7--euse.wav <<France>> (<<Toulouse>>) Suffix f fr -eur Suffix adjective f fr -eux Derived terms fr Descendants 1 ht -èz German Etymology de :bor fr:-euse de fr -euse. Pronunciation de /ˈøːzə/ de De--euse.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Suffix de suffix noun-forming suffixes f plural -eusen Female equivalent of de -eur. de -eurin Usage notes Feminine forms in fr -euse can be formed freely, but their stylistic values differ: Certain forms could only be considered humorous (e.g. de Monteuse from de Monteur). In some other cases the form in de -eurin is considered more respectful and professional; for example, de Friseurin, de Masseurin are now preferred over de Friseuse, de Masseuse, which may have a vaguely dismissive tone. Yet other forms like de Souffleuse do not show this tendency and are entirely usual. Norman Suffix nrf suffix nrf Derived terms nrf