cupide

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cupidus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ky.pid/
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Adjective

cupide (plural cupides)

  1. greedy

Further reading

Latin

Adverb

cupidē (comparative cupidius, superlative cupidissimē)

  1. eagerly, particularly

Adjective

cupide

  1. vocative masculine singular of cupidus

References

  • “cupide”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cupide in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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