orgueil

French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French orgoill (“pride”), from Frankish *urgōl (“pride”), from Proto-Germanic *uzgōljō (“pride”). Cognate with Old High German urguol (“outstanding, distinguished”), Old Saxon urgôl (“outstanding, distinguished”), Old English orgel, orgello (“pride”). Compare Italian orgoglio, Spanish orgullo, Catalan orgull.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔʁ.ɡœj/

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Noun

orgueil m (plural orgueils)

1. pride; proudness; haughtiness, arrogance

Derived terms

• enorgueillir
• orgueilleux

Further reading

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