jaloux

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• 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 geloso, Spanish celoso. However, the final form in -oux is now held to come from Old Occitan gelos, rather than the expected -eux being inherited from Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒa.lu/

• Audio (France, Paris):

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• Rhymes: -u

Adjective

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

1. jealous

   Je suis jaloux de lui, je l’avoue. ― I'm jealous of him, I admit it

Derived terms

• jalousement
• jalouser
• jalousie
• jaloux comme un tigre

Further reading

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