-eux

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See also: eux

French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French -eux, -eulx, from Old French -eux, -eus, -us, -os, -ous, from Latin -ōsus. Doublet of -ose.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ø/
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Suffix

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-eux (feminine -euse, masculine plural -eux, feminine plural -euses)

  1. -ous, -y
  2. (Quebec) forms nouns and adjectives with a humble or pejorative character

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Danish: -øs
  • Dutch: -eus
  • German: -ös
  • Norwegian: -øs
  • Swedish: -ös

Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French -us, -eus, from Latin -ōsus.

Suffix

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-eux

  1. -ous, -y
    pluviosuspluvieux (rainy)

Descendants

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Norman

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Etymology 1

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From Old French -eus, -us, from Latin -ōsus.

Suffix

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-eux

  1. -ous, -y

Etymology 2

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From an Old Northern French variant of Old French -eor, -or, from Latin -ator, -tor. In some senses, from Latin -or.

Suffix

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-eux m (plural -eurs, feminine equivalent -euse)

  1. (Jersey) Used to form agent nouns from verbs.
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Old French

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Suffix

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-eux

  1. Alternative form of -us

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