joie

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Bourguignon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin gaudium.

Noun

joie f (plural joies)

  1. joy

French

Etymology

From Old French joie, from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin *gaudia, from Classical Latin gaudium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒwa/
  • Audio (France):(file)
  • Rhymes: -a
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Noun

joie f (plural joies)

  1. joy (feeling of happiness or elation)
    Synonyms: gaieté, allégresse, entrain, enjouement, jovialité, jubilation
    Antonyms: peine, tristesse, chagrin, mélancolie, ennui

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Catalan: joia

Further reading

Old French

Etymology 1

From Latin gaudia, the plural of gaudium (“joy”), reinterpreted as a feminine singular.

Noun

joie oblique singular, f (oblique plural joies, nominative singular joie, nominative plural joies)

  1. joy (feeling of happiness or elation)
    • 12th Century, Béroul, Tristan et Iseut:
      Li rois en son cuer out grant joie.
      The king in his heart felt great joy
Descendants

Etymology 2

Noun

joie oblique singular, m (oblique plural joies, nominative singular joies, nominative plural joie)

  1. Alternative form of jouel

References

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