-eux

See also: eux

French

Alternative forms

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/
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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

Etymology

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

Suffix

-eux

  1. -ous, -y
    pluviosus → pluvieux (“rainy”)

Descendants

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

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
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