cruauté

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested in Old French, corresponding to cruel +‎ -té. Possibly from an unattested Vulgar Latin *crūdālitās, crūdālitātem (from Latin crūdēlitātem).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kʁy.o.te/
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Noun[edit]

cruauté f (plural cruautés)

  1. cruelty
  2. (usually in the plural) a cruel act

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Old French[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Possibly from an unattested Vulgar Latin *crūdālitās, crūdālitātem (from Latin crūdēlitās), or from cruel +‎ -té

Noun[edit]

cruauté oblique singularf (oblique plural cruautez, nominative singular cruauté, nominative plural cruautez)

  1. cruelty

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Descendants[edit]

  • French: cruauté