soufre
See also: soufré
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French soufre, from Old French sulfre, soffre, from Latin sulfur, sulphur, sulphure, from Proto-Indo-European *swelplos, from the root *swel- (“to burn, smoulder”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /sufʁ/
Audio: (file) Audio (France): (file) - Rhymes: -ufʁ
- Homophones: souffre, souffrent, souffres, soufrent, soufres
Noun
editsoufre m (plural soufres)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “soufre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old French sulfre, soffre, from Latin sulfur, sulphur, sulphure, from Proto-Indo-European *swelplos, from the root *swel- (“to burn, smoulder”).
Noun
editsoufre m (plural soufres)
Descendants
edit- French: soufre
References
edit- soufre on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
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