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French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French -eux, -eulx, from Old French -eux, -eus, -us, -os, -ous, from Latin -ōsus. Doublet of -ose.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-eux (feminine -euse, masculine plural -eux, feminine plural -euses)
- -ous, -y
- (Quebec) forms nouns and adjectives with a humble or pejorative character
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Descendants
Middle French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French -us, -eus, from Latin -ōsus.
Suffix
-eux
- -ous, -y
- pluviosus → pluvieux (“rainy”)
Descendants
Norman
Etymology 1
From Old French -eus, -us, from Latin -ōsus.
Suffix
-eux
- -ous, -y
Etymology 2
From an Old Northern French variant of Old French -eor, -or, from Latin -ator, -tor. In some senses, from Latin -or.
Suffix
-eux m (plural -eurs, feminine equivalent -euse)
- (Jersey) Used to form agent nouns from verbs.
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Derived terms
Old French
Suffix
-eux
- Alternative form of -us
Derived terms
Category Old French terms suffixed with -eux not found