-aud

See also: aud, Aud, AUD, aud., and Au.D.

French

Etymology

From Middle French -aud, from Old French -alt, -ault (later -aud) (compare Medieval Latin -aldus), from Frankish *-wald, suffixal note of *wald (“power, mastery, dominion”), from Proto-Germanic *waldaz, *waldą (“rule, authority”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“to be strong, possess”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o/

Suffix

-aud m (feminine -aude)

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   ‎court + ‎-aud → ‎courtaud

   ‎rouge + ‎-aud → ‎rougeaud

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   ‎péquin + ‎-aud → ‎péquenaud

   ‎sale + ‎-aud → ‎salaud