-eur
(Redirected from -teur)
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Etymology edit
From Middle French -eur, from Old French -eor, -or, from Latin -ator, -tor. In some senses, from Latin -or.
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-eur
- Used to form agent nouns from verbs.
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Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Middle French -eur, from Old French -eor/-or, from Latin -ātōrem and -tor. Doublet of -ateur.
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-eur m (plural -eurs, feminine -euse)
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Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Old French -our, from Latin -or, -ōs.
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-eur f (plural -eurs)
- forms abstract nouns from adjectives; -ness, -o(u)r
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-eur m (genitive -eurs, plural -eure, female -eurin or -euse)
- Suffix of agent nouns from verbs, mostly in French borrowings, but occasionally productive.
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-eur
- Alternative form of -our
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French -eur, -eor, -or.
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-eur m (feminine equivalent -euse)
- Used to form agent nouns from verbs.
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- French: -eur
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-eur
- Alternative form of -or (both etymologies)