jaloux

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French jaloux (“jealous”), from Late Latin zelosus, from zēlus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal”).

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /sjalu/, [ɕæˈlu]

Adjective

jaloux

1. jealous socially, esp. romantically

Synonyms

• skinsyg

Related terms

• jalousi

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French

Etymology

From Old French jalous, from Late Latin zelōsus, from zelus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”). Compare Italian Italian geloso, Spanish Spanish celoso. However, the final form is now held to come from Old Occitan gelos, rather than being inherited from Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒa.lu/
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• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -u

Adjective

jaloux (feminine jalouse, masculine plural jaloux, feminine plural jalouses)

1. jealous

Derived terms

• jalousement
• jalousie

Further reading

• “jaloux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.