soufre
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See also: soufré
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French soufre, from Old French sulfre, soffre, from Latin sulfur, sulphur, sulphure, from Proto-Indo-European *swelplos, from the root *swel- (“to burn, smoulder”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sufʁ/
Audio: (file) Audio (France): (file) - Rhymes: -ufʁ
- Homophones: souffre, souffrent, souffres, soufrent, soufres
Noun
soufre m (plural soufres)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “soufre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Middle French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French sulfre, soffre, from Latin sulfur, sulphur, sulphure, from Proto-Indo-European *swelplos, from the root *swel- (“to burn, smoulder”).
Noun
soufre m (plural soufres)
Descendants
- French: soufre
References
- soufre on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)