soufre

See also: soufré

French

Etymology

Inherited 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

• IPA^(key): /sufʁ/

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• Rhymes: -ufʁ
• Homophones: souffre, souffrent, souffres, soufrent, soufres

Noun

soufre m (plural soufres)

1. sulfur

Derived terms

• sentir le soufre
• soufrer

Further reading

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

Middle French

Alternative forms

• souffre, soffre

Etymology

From Old French sulfre, soffre, from Latin sulfur, sulphur, sulphure, from Proto-Indo-European *swelplos, from the root *swel- (“to burn, smoulder”).

Noun

soufre m (plural soufres)

1. sulfur

Descendants

• French: soufre

References

• soufre on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)