jaloux

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French jaloux (“jealous”), from Late Latin zelosus, from zēlus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sjalu/, [ɕaˈlu]

Adjective

jaloux

1. jealous socially, esp. romantically

Synonyms

• skinsyg

Related terms

• jalousi

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French jalous, from Late Latin zelōsus, from zelus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”). Compare Italian geloso, Spanish celoso. However, the final form in -oux is now held to come from Old Occitan gelos, rather than the expected -eux being inherited from Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒa.lu/

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• Rhymes: -u

Adjective

jaloux (feminine jalouse, masculine plural jaloux, feminine plural jalouses)

1. jealous

   Je suis jaloux de lui, je l’avoue. ― I'm jealous of him, I admit it

Derived terms

• jalousement
• jalouser
• jalousie
• jaloux comme un tigre

Descendants

• Louisiana Creole: jalou

Further reading

• “jaloux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.