peoros

Old French

Alternative forms

• pourus, poerus, peurus
• peeureus, poorous, peuerous, pauerous, pehureux, pourous, pooreus, pavoureus

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pavōrōsum, derived from Latin pavōrem (“fear”, noun). By surface analysis, peor +‎ -os.

Pronunciation

• (classical) IPA^(key): /pəuˈroːs/

Adjective

peoros m (oblique and nominative feminine singular peorose)

1. fearful

Declension

	Case	masculine	feminine	neuter
singular	subject	peoros	peorose	peoros
	oblique	peoros			peorose	peoros
plural	subject	peoros	peoroses		peoros
	oblique	peoros			peoroses	peoros

Descendants

• French: peureux

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “pavor”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 8: Patavia–Pix, page 87