-eau

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See also: Eau, eau, EAU, and ÉAU

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin -ellus or -ellum.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-eau m

  1. Forming diminutive masculine nouns, especially with the sense "young animal".
    e.g. éléphant → éléphanteau
    e.g. zèbre → zébreau

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -eau
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