Masculine

deuil

  1. (countable, masculine, uncountable) bereavement
  2. (masculine, uncountable) mourning
  3. (countable, masculine) mourning (clothes)
  4. (countable, masculine, uncountable) funeral procession

Frequency

B2
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.

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