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/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -jø
Adjective
précieux (feminine précieuse, masculine plural précieux, feminine plural précieuses)
Derived terms
References
- Etymology and history of “précieux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading
- “précieux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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