soyeux

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin saetōsus, from saeta (“silk”). By surface analysis, soie +‎ -eux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swa.jø/

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Adjective

soyeux (feminine soyeuse, masculine plural soyeux, feminine plural soyeuses)

1. silky

Derived terms

• soyeusement

Further reading

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