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Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from French jaloux (“jealous”), from Late Latin zelosus, from zēlus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
jaloux
- jealous socially, esp. romantically
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French jalous, from Late Latin zelōsus, from zelus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”). Compare Italian geloso, Spanish celoso. However, the final form in -oux is now held to come from Old Occitan gelos, rather than the expected -eux being inherited from Latin.
Pronunciation
Adjective
jaloux (feminine jalouse, masculine plural jaloux, feminine plural jalouses)
- jealous
- Je suis jaloux de lui, je l’avoue. ― I'm jealous of him, I admit it
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