amoureux
See also: Amoureux
French
Etymology
From Middle French amoureux, from Old French amoreus, amereus, from Vulgar Latin *amōrōsus, derived from Latin amōrem (“love”, noun). Compare English amorous, borrowed from Middle French. Doublet of amoroso, borrowed from Italian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.mu.ʁø/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ø
Adjective
amoureux (feminine amoureuse, masculine plural amoureux, feminine plural amoureuses)
- in love
- Je suis amoureux de toi
- I'm in love with you
Derived terms
Descendants
- German: amourös
Further reading
- “amoureux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Paronyms
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French amoreus.
Adjective
amoureux m (feminine singular amoureuse, masculine plural amoureux, feminine plural amoureuses)
Descendants
- French: amoureux
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