jaloux
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from French jaloux (“jealous”), from Late Latin zelosus, from zēlus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sjalu/, [ɕæˈlu]
Synonyms
French
Etymology
From Old French jalous, from Late Latin zelōsus, from zelus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”). Compare Italian Italian geloso, Spanish Spanish celoso. However, the final form is now held to come from Old Occitan gelos, rather than being inherited from Latin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒa.lu/
Audio (France, Paris) (file) - Rhymes: -u
Derived terms
Further reading
- “jaloux” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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