douloureux
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French douloureux, from Old French dolerous and its variants, from Late Latin dolōrōsus, from Latin dolor (whence douleur). By surface analysis, douleur + -eux.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
douloureux (feminine douloureuse, masculine plural douloureux, feminine plural douloureuses)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “douloureux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French dolerous and its variants, from Late Latin dolōrōsus, from Latin dolor.
Adjective edit
douloureux m (feminine singular douloureuse, masculine plural douloureux, feminine plural douloureuses)
Descendants edit
- French: douloureux