-our
Appearance
English
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-our
Middle English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old French -eor, from Latin -ātor; reinforced by Old French -or and its source, Latin -or, -ōrem.
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-our
- Forms agent nouns from other nouns or verbs, usually of Romance origin.
- (non-productive) Reflects a variety of other Old French deverbal formations.
Usage notes
[edit]- This suffix is sometimes confused with -er, especially in Late Middle English. For forms stemming from that confusion, see that entry.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “-ǒur, suf.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-our
- Alternative form of -ure
Old French
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-our
- (often late Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of -or (both etymologies)
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