-eux
See also: eux
FrenchEdit
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EtymologyEdit
From Middle French -eux, from Old French -eux, -eus, -us, -os, -ous, from Latin -ōsus. Doublet of -ose.
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-eux (feminine -euse, masculine plural -eux, feminine plural -euses)
- -ous, -y
- Latin pluvi(ōsus) + -eux → pluvieux (“rainy”)
- (Quebec) forms nouns and adjectives with a humble or pejorative character
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DescendantsEdit
Middle FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French -us, -eus, from Latin -ōsus.
SuffixEdit
-eux
DescendantsEdit
NormanEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old French -eus, -us, from Latin -ōsus.
SuffixEdit
-eux
Etymology 2Edit
From an Old Northern French variant of Old French -eor, -or, from Latin -ator, -tor. In some senses, from Latin -or.
SuffixEdit
-eux m (plural -eurs, feminine equivalent -euse)
- (Jersey) Used to form agent nouns from verbs.
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Old FrenchEdit
SuffixEdit
-eux
- Alternative form of -us
Derived termsEdit
Category Old French words suffixed with -eux not found