-oire
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Latin -(āt)ōrius, suffix forming relational adjectives from verbs. Cognate to English -ory and -or.
Suffix[edit]
-oire (plural -oires)
- Suffix used to form adjectives matched to nouns ending in -ation (or its variants) and derived from a Latin verb.
- hallucination + -oire → hallucinatoire (“hallucinatory”)
- giration + -oire → giratoire (“gyratory, roundabout”)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Inherited from Latin -(āt)ōria(m), the feminine singular form of the above. Compare Italian -toia.
Suffix[edit]
-oire f (plural -oires)
- Suffix used on verbs to form feminine nouns, generally referring to objects or tools used to do something.
- balancer + -oire → balançoire f (“playground swing”)
- bouillir + -oire → bouilloire f (“teakettle”)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Borrowed from Latin -(āt)ōrium (the neuter singular form of the above, used to form nouns denoting places and instruments). The inherited descendant of this ending is -oir.
Suffix[edit]
-oire m (plural -oires)
- Suffix used on verbs (usually attached to the Latin supine stem) to form masculine nouns, genearally referring to places where something is done.
- laboratoire m (Latin laborare) — laboratory
- observatoire m (observer) — observatory
Derived terms[edit]
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-oire
- indicates a tool or a device
Descendants[edit]
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