souffreteux

French

Etymology

From Old French suffraitus, from suffraite +‎ -us. Suffraite is from Vulgar Latin *suffracta, feminine singular of the perfect passive participle of *suffrangō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su.fʁə.tø/

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Adjective

souffreteux (feminine souffreteuse, masculine plural souffreteux, feminine plural souffreteuses)

1. sickly (weak in health)

Further reading

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

Middle French

Adjective

souffreteux m (feminine singular souffreteuse, masculine plural souffreteux, feminine plural souffreteuses)

1. in need (having a certain need or requirement)

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (soufraitos)