joie
See also: Joie
French
Etymology
From Old French joie, from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin *gaudia, from Classical Latin gaudium.
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Further reading
- “joie” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Old French
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin or Late Latin *gaudia, from Classical Latin gaudium.
Noun
joie f (oblique plural joies, nominative singular joie, nominative plural joies)
- joy (feeling of happiness or elation)
- 12th Century, Béroul, Tristan et Iseut:
- Li rois en son cuer out grant joie.
- The king in his heart felt great joy
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