douleur
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French dolor, dolour, dolur, from Latin dolōrem, from Proto-Italic *dolōs, from Proto-Indo-European *dolh₁ōs, derived from the root *delh₁- (“to split, divide”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
douleur f (plural douleurs)
Derived terms edit
- douloureux (“painful”)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “douleur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.