pastoureau

French

Alternative forms

• pâtoureau, pâtureau (archaic)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French pastoureau, from older pastourel, from Old French pastorel, from pastor + -el (diminutive suffix). Equivalent to modern pasteur +‎ -eau. The ou is due to the pretonic position (cf. douloureux vs. douleur, prouver vs. preuve).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pas.tu.ʁo/

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Noun

pastoureau m (plural pastoureaux, feminine pastourelle)

1. young shepherd

Further reading

• “pastoureau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.