eux

See also: -eux

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French

Etymology

From Old French els, from Latin illos, which is the accusative plural of ille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ø/

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• Homophones: E, euh, œufs

Pronoun

eux m pl

1. They: disjunctive form of ils.

Related terms

• eux-mêmes

French personal pronouns

Number	Person	Gender	Nominative (subject)	Reflexive	Accusative (direct complement)	Dative (indirect complement)	Locative (at)	Genitive (of)	Disjunctive (tonic)
Singular	First	—	je, j’	me, m’			—	—	moi
	Second	—	tu	te, t’			—	—	toi
	Third	Masculine	il	se, s’	le, l’	lui	y	en	lui, soi
		Feminine	elle		la, l’				elle, soi
		—	on		—	—	—	—	soi
Plural	First	—	nous	nous			—	—	nous
	Second	—	vous	vous			—	—	vous
	Third	Masculine	ils	se, s’	les	leur	y	en	eux, soi
		Feminine	elles						elles, soi

References

Further reading

• “eux” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).