-eux

See also: eux

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin -ōsus.

SuffixEdit

-eux m (feminine -euse)

1. -ous, -y

   pluviosus → pluvieux "rainy"

Derived termsEdit

► French words suffixed with -eux

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Middle FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin -ōsus.

SuffixEdit

-eux

1. -ous, -y

   pluviosus → pluvieux (“rainy”)

DescendantsEdit

• French: -eux

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NormanEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Latin -ōsus

SuffixEdit

-eux

1. -ous, -y

Etymology 2Edit

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

SuffixEdit

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

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

Alternative formsEdit

• -eu

Derived termsEdit

► Norman words suffixed with -eux

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Old FrenchEdit

SuffixEdit

-eux

1. Alternative form of -us

Derived termsEdit

► Old French words suffixed with -eux