peoros
Old French
Alternative forms
- pourus, poerus, peurus
- peeureus, poorous, peuerous, pauerous, pehureux, pourous, pooreus, pavoureus
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *pavōrōsum, derived from Latin pavōrem (“fear”, noun). By surface analysis, peor + -os.
Pronunciation
- (classical) IPA(key): /pəuˈroːs/
Adjective
peoros m (oblique and nominative feminine singular peorose)
Declension
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | subject | peoros | peorose | peoros |
| oblique | peoros | |||
| plural | subject | peoros | peoroses | |
| oblique | peoros |
Descendants
- French: peureux
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “pavor”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 8: Patavia–Pix, page 87