-eux

See also: eux

French

Alternative forms

• -ueux

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ø/

• Audio:

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Suffix

-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

French terms suffixed with -eux

Descendants

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

Middle French

Alternative forms

• -eulx

Etymology

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

Suffix

-eux

1. -ous, -y

   pluviosus → pluvieux (“rainy”)

Descendants

• French: -eux, -ueux
  • → Danish: -øs
  • → Dutch: -eus
  • → German: -ös
  • → Norwegian: -øs
  • → Swedish: -ös

Norman

Etymology 1

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

Suffix

-eux

1. -ous, -y

Etymology 2

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

Suffix

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

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

Alternative forms

• -eu

Derived terms

Norman terms suffixed with -eux

Old French

Suffix

-eux

1. Alternative form of -us

Derived terms

Category Old French terms suffixed with -eux not found