-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/
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Suffix

-eur

  1. Used to form agent nouns from verbs.

Derived terms

Dutch terms suffixed with -eur

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 or -rice or -eure or -eresse or -oresse)

  1. forms masculine agent nouns from verbs (some of which are also used as adjectives)
Usage notes
  • As a rule of thumb, the feminine is -rice after -t- (acteur > actrice), otherwise -euse. There are occasional exceptions (e.g. chanteur > chanteuse). The other three endings are infrequent.
Descendants
  • → German: -eur
  • → Russian: -ёр (-jór)
  • → Swedish: -ör
  • → Turkish: -ör

See also

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle French -eur, from Old French -or, from Latin -ior.

Suffix

-eur (feminine -eure, masculine plural -eurs, feminine plural -eures)

  1. (unproductive) forms adjectives with a comparative sense
Usage notes
  • In this case, the feminine is always -eure.

Etymology 3

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

French terms suffixed with -eur

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

German terms suffixed with -eur

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

Middle French terms suffixed with -eur

Descendants

Old French

Suffix

-eur

  1. Alternative form of -or (both etymologies)

Derived terms

Old French terms suffixed with -eur
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