-aud
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French -aud, from Old French -alt, -ault (later -aud) (compare Medieval Latin -aldus), from Frankish *-wald, suffixal note of *wald (“power, mastery, dominion”), from Proto-Germanic *waldaz, *waldą (“rule, authority”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“to be strong, possess”).
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-aud m (plural -auds, feminine -aude)
- a suffix appended to forenames, especially those of Germanic origin
- forms augmentatives
- forms diminutives, or nouns having a pejorative connotation
Suffix edit
-aud (feminine -aude, masculine plural -auds, feminine plural -audes)
- forms augmentatives
- forms diminutives, or adjectives having a pejorative connotation