douleur

French

Etymology

From Old French dolor, dolour, dolur, from Latin dolōrem, accusative singular of dolor, from Proto-Italic *dolōs, from Proto-Indo-European *dolh₁ōs, derived from the root *delh₁- (to split, divide).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /du.lœʁ/
  • (file)

Noun

douleur f (plural douleurs)

  1. pain
  2. distress

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