Feminine
-euse
Meaning
female equivalent of -eur
-eur
forms masculine agent nouns from verbs (some of which are also used as adjectives)
-eux
- (morpheme) -ous, -y
- (Quebec, morpheme) forms nouns and adjectives with a humble or pejorative character
مُـ
-er
inPronounced as (IPA)
/øz/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Latin -ōsa, feminine form of -ōsus (which became -eux). Use as the female equivalent of -eur is a later development which rests on the phonetic similarity of the suffixes.
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