autrui

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French autrui, from Vulgar Latin *alterui, alteration (after cui) of Latin alterī, dative singular of alter. Compare lui.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /o.tʁɥi/
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Rhymes: -ɥi

Pronoun

autrui m

(chiefly literary) others; other people; someone else
Il ne faut pas faire mal à autrui.
One should not do harm to others.
- 1943, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Le Petit Prince:
  Il est bien plus difficile de se juger soi-même que de juger autrui.
  It is more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others.
- 1994, Yasmina Reza, ‘Art’:
  Yvan. Dès l’instant qu’il n’y a pas de préjudice pour autrui…
  From the moment there is not prejudice for others…

Usage notes

In line with its etymology, autrui is only exceptionally used as a subject. It is commonest after prepositions.

Further reading

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

Old French

Alternative forms

altrui

Etymology

From altre, whence French autre.

Pronoun

autrui

others (other people)

See also

nului

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