-ouze
See also: ouze
French
Alternative forms
- -ouse
Etymology
Apparently representing an old form of the feminine suffix -euse, preserved in slang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uz/
Suffix
-ouze
- Forming feminine nouns of colloquial or slang speech (from other nouns).
Derived terms
- bagouse, bagouze, from bague
- barbouze
- binouse, binouze, from bière
- cavouze
- cravetouze, from cravate
- centrouze, centrouse, from centrale
- fellouze, from FLN
- fouillouse, fouillouze
- galetouze, galtouze, galtouse, from gamelle
- maltouze, maletouse
- partouse, partouze, from partie
- perlouse, perlouze, from perle
- piquouse, piquouze, from piqure
- verdouze, from vert
- valtouze, from valise
- tantouse, tantouze, from tante