-eux

See also: eux

Contents

French

Alternative forms

• -ueux

Etymology

From Latin -ōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ø/

Suffix

-eux m (feminine -euse)

1. -ous, -y

   pluviosus → pluvieux "rainy"

Derived terms

► French words suffixed with -eux

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Middle French

Etymology

From Latin -ōsus.

Suffix

-eux

1. -ous, -y

   pluviosus → pluvieux (“rainy”)

Descendants

• French: -eux

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Norman

Etymology 1

From Latin -ōsus

Suffix

-eux

1. -ous, -y

Etymology 2

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

Suffix

-eux m (plural -eurs, feminine equivalent -euse)

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

Alternative forms

• -eu

Derived terms

► Norman words suffixed with -eux

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Old French

Suffix

-eux

1. Alternative form of -us

Derived terms

► Old French words suffixed with -eux