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-teur

-eur

See also: eur, EUR, eür, eur-, eur., and Eur.

Dutch

Suffix

-eur

  1. Used to form agent nouns from verbs.

Derived terms

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French

Etymology

Since Middle French -eur, from Old French -eor, -or, from Latin -ator, -tor. In some senses, from Latin -or.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -œʁ

Suffix

-eur m ‎(feminine -euse)

  1. Used to form agent nouns from verbs.

See also

Suffix

-eur f

  1. Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives; -ness.

Derived terms

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Descendants

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French -eur, -eor, -or.

Suffix

-eur m ‎(feminine equivalent -euse)

  1. Used to form agent nouns from verbs.

Derived terms

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Descendants

Old French

Suffix

-eur

  1. Alternative form of -or (both etymologies)

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Old_French_words_suffixed_with_-eur'>Old French words suffixed with -eur</a>

Etymology

From Middle French -eur, from Old French -eor, -or, from Latin -ator, -tor. In some senses, from Latin -or.

Pronunciation

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