amoureux

French

Etymology

From Middle French amoureux, from Old French amoros, amoreus, from Vulgar Latin, Medieval Latin amorōsus, from Latin amor. Cognates include English amorous and Spanish amoroso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.mu.ʁø/

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• Rhymes: -ø

Adjective

amoureux (feminine amoureuse, masculine plural amoureux, feminine plural amoureuses)

1. in love

   Je suis amoureux de toi

   I'm in love with you

Descendants

• German: amourös

Noun

amoureux m (plural amoureux, feminine amoureuse)

1. lover

Further reading

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

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French amoros, amoreus.

Adjective

amoureux m (feminine singular amoureuse, masculine plural amoureux, feminine plural amoureuses)

1. in love

Descendants

• French: amoureux