douleur

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French dolor, dolour, dolur, from Latin dolōrem, from Proto-Italic *dolōs, from Proto-Indo-European *dolh₁ōs, derived from the root *delh₁- (“to split, divide”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /du.lœʁ/
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Noun

douleur f (plural douleurs)

Derived terms

douloureux (“painful”)

Related terms

Further reading

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

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