-eur

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See also: eur, EUR, eür, eur-, eur., and Eur.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle French -eur, from Old French -eor, -or, from Latin -ator, -tor. In some senses, from Latin -or.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈøːr/
  • (file)

Suffix

-eur

  1. Used to form agent nouns from verbs.

Derived terms

French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle French -eur, from Old French -eor/-or, from Latin -ātōrem and -tor. Doublet of -ateur.

Suffix

-eur m (plural -eurs, feminine -euse)

  1. forms masculine agent nouns from verbs
    Coordinate terms: -euse, -rice, -srice, -trice (feminine)
Descendants
  • German: -eur
  • Russian: -ёр (-jór)
  • Swedish: -ör
  • Turkish: -ör

See also

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old French -our, from Latin -or, -ōs.

Suffix

-eur f (plural -eurs)

  1. forms abstract nouns from adjectives; -ness, -o(u)r

Derived terms

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French -eur.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-eur m (genitive -eurs, plural -eure, female -eurin or -euse)

  1. Suffix of agent nouns from verbs, mostly in French borrowings, but occasionally productive.

Derived terms

Middle English

Suffix

-eur

  1. Alternative form of -our

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French -eur, -eor, -or.

Suffix

-eur m (feminine equivalent -euse)

  1. Used to form agent nouns from verbs.

Derived terms

Descendants

Old French

Suffix

-eur

  1. Alternative form of -or (both etymologies)

Derived terms