-ois

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French -ois, from Latin -ēnsis. In some senses they are conflated with Late Latin -iscus (whence also the doublet -esque). More at -ish, -ese.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /wa/
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Suffix

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-ois

  1. Used to form adjectives related to a particular country, region or city, their associated inhabitant names, and the local language or dialect

Derived terms

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See also

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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In some senses from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin -iscus, in others from Latin -ēnsis.

Suffix

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-ois

  1. used to form nationalities
  2. used to form names of languages
    françois (French)
    anglois (English)
  3. used to form the first and second-person singular imperfect tense

Descendants

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  • French: -ais, -ois
  • Norman: -ais, -ouais