pieux

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French pieux, from Old French piu(s) (later changed on the basis of adjectives ending in -eux), from Latin pius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjø/

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Adjective

pieux (feminine pieuse, masculine plural pieux, feminine plural pieuses)

1. pious

Derived terms

• mensonge pieux
• pieusement
• pieux mensonge
• vœu pieux

Related terms

• piété
• pitié

Noun

pieux m

1. plural of pieu

Further reading

• “pieux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French piu(s), from Latin pius.

Adjective

pieux m (feminine singular pieuse, masculine plural pieux, feminine plural pieuses)

1. pious

Norman

Etymology

From Old French piu(s), from Latin pius.

Adjective

pieux m

1. (Jersey) pious

Derived terms

• pieusement (“piously”)