souffreteux
French
Etymology
Old French suffraitus, from suffraite + -us. Suffraite is from Vulgar Latin *suffracta, feminine singular of the perfect passive participle of *suffrangō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /su.fʁə.tø/
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Adjective
souffreteux (feminine souffreteuse, masculine plural souffreteux, feminine plural souffreteuses)
- sickly (weak in health)
Further reading
- “souffreteux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Adjective
souffreteux m (feminine singular souffreteuse, masculine plural souffreteux, feminine plural souffreteuses)
- in need (having a certain need or requirement)
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (soufraitos)