Masculine
deuil
- (countable, masculine, uncountable) bereavement
- (masculine, uncountable) mourning
- (countable, masculine) mourning (clothes)
- (countable, masculine, uncountable) funeral procession
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dœj/
Etymology
In summary
Alteration of Old French duel, plural dueus (possibly influenced by analogy to œil and its plural), which probably came from Late Latin dolus, a derivative of Latin dolor (“pain”), or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *dolium, from cordolium.
be in mourning
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