-eur

See also: eur, EUR, eür, eur-, eur., and Eur.

DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle French -eur, from Old French -eor, -or, from Latin -ator, -tor. In some senses, from Latin -or.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈøːr/
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SuffixEdit

-eur

  1. Used to form agent nouns from verbs.

Derived termsEdit

Dutch words suffixed with -eur

FrenchEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle French -eur, from Old French -eor, -or, from Latin -ātor, -tor.

SuffixEdit

-eur m (feminine -euse)

  1. Used to form agent nouns from verbs.
    Coordinate terms: -euse, -rice, -srice, -trice (feminine)
DescendantsEdit
  • → German: -eur
  • → Swedish: -ör

See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Old French -our, from Latin -or, -ōs.

SuffixEdit

-eur f

  1. Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives; -ness, -o(u)r.

Derived termsEdit

French words suffixed with -eur

GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From French -eur.

PronunciationEdit

SuffixEdit

-eur m

  1. Used to form (male) agent nouns from verbs.

Derived termsEdit

German words suffixed with -eur

Middle EnglishEdit

SuffixEdit

-eur

  1. Alternative form of -our

Middle FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old French -eur, -eor, -or.

SuffixEdit

-eur m (feminine equivalent -euse)

  1. Used to form agent nouns from verbs.

Derived termsEdit

Middle French words suffixed with -eur

DescendantsEdit

Old FrenchEdit

SuffixEdit

-eur

  1. Alternative form of -or (both etymologies)

Derived termsEdit

Old French words suffixed with -eur
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