précieux

See also: precieux

French

Etymology

First attested in Old French as precïus.[1] Borrowed from Latin pretiōsus (precious, of great value).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁe.sjø/
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  • Rhymes: -jø

Adjective

précieux (feminine précieuse, masculine plural précieux, feminine plural précieuses)

  1. precious
    métal précieuxprecious metal
    pierre précieuseprecious stone, gemstone
    bâtiment précieuxcapital ship

Derived terms

Descendants

  • German: preziös, pretiös

References

  1. ^ Etymology and history of précieux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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