cruauté
French edit
Etymology edit
First attested in Old French, corresponding to cruel + -té. Possibly from an unattested Vulgar Latin *crūdālitās, crūdālitātem (from Latin crūdēlitātem).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cruauté f (plural cruautés)
Related terms edit
References edit
- “cruauté”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading edit
- “cruauté”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from an unattested Vulgar Latin *crūdālitās, crūdālitātem (from Latin crūdēlitās), or from cruel + -té
Noun edit
cruauté oblique singular, f (oblique plural cruautez, nominative singular cruauté, nominative plural cruautez)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- French: cruauté