-eur

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈøːr/

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-eur

1. Used to form agent nouns from verbs.

• IPA^(key): /œʁ/

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• Rhymes: -œʁ

Inherited from Middle French -eur, from Old French -eor/-or, from Latin -ātōrem and -tor. Doublet of -ateur.

-eur m (plural -eurs, feminine -euse or -rice or -eure or -eresse or -oresse)

1. forms masculine agent nouns from verbs (some of which are also used as adjectives)

• As a rule of thumb, the feminine is -rice after -t- (acteur > actrice), otherwise -euse. There are occasional exceptions (e.g. chanteur > chanteuse). The other three endings are infrequent.

• → German: -eur
• → Russian: -ёр (-jór)
• → Swedish: -ör
• → Turkish: -ör

• -ateur

Inherited from Middle French -eur, from Old French -or, from Latin -ior.

-eur (feminine -eure, masculine plural -eurs, feminine plural -eures)

1. (unproductive) forms adjectives with a comparative sense

• In this case, the feminine is always -eure.

Inherited from Old French -our, from Latin -or, -ōs.

-eur f (plural -eurs)

1. forms abstract nouns from adjectives: -ness, -o(u)r

Borrowed from French -eur.

• IPA^(key): /ˈøːr/, [ˈøːɐ̯], [ˈœɐ̯]

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-eur m (genitive -eurs, plural -eure, female -eurin or -euse)

1. Suffix of agent nouns from verbs, mostly in French borrowings, but occasionally productive.

-eur

1. alternative form of -our

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

-eur m (feminine equivalent -euse)

1. Used to form agent nouns from verbs.

• French: -eur

-eur

1. alternative form of -or (both etymologies)