soufre
See also: soufré
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French soufre, from Old French sulfre, soffre, from Latin sulfur, sulphur, sulphure, from Proto-Indo-European *swelplos, from the root *swel- (“to burn, smoulder”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
soufre m (plural soufres)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “soufre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old French sulfre, soffre, from Latin sulfur, sulphur, sulphure, from Proto-Indo-European *swelplos, from the root *swel- (“to burn, smoulder”).
Noun edit
soufre m (plural soufres)
Descendants edit
- French: soufre
References edit
- soufre on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)