hargneux
French
Etymology
From Middle French hargneux, from Old French hergnos (“aggressive”), derivative of Old French hergne (“quarrel, dispute”), from hergner (“to wail, complain”), from Frankish *harmēn (“to insult, injure”), from Proto-Germanic *harmāną (“to harm, shame, pain”).
Pronunciation
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /aʁ.ɲø/
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Adjective
hargneux (feminine hargneuse, masculine plural hargneux, feminine plural hargneuses)
- aggressive
Derived terms
- chien hargneux a toujours l'oreille déchirée
Further reading
- “hargneux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.