hideux
French edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French hideux, from Old French hideus, hydus, hisdos (“that which inspires terror”), from hide, hede, hisda (“horror, fear”), from Proto-West Germanic *agisiþu (“horror, terror”), from Proto-West Germanic *agisōn (“to frighten, terrorise”), from Proto-Germanic *agaz (“terror, fear”).
Alternative etymology cites possible derivation from Latin hispidosus (“rugged”), from hispidus (“rough, bristly”), yet the semantic evolution is more difficult to trace.
Pronunciation edit
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /i.dø/
hideux (file) - Rhymes: -ø
Adjective edit
hideux (feminine hideuse, masculine plural hideux, feminine plural hideuses)
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “hideux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French edit
Alternative forms edit
Adjective edit
hideux m (feminine singular hideuse, masculine plural hideux, feminine plural hideuses)
Descendants edit
- French: hideux