douleur

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French dolor, dolour, dolur, from Latin dolōrem, from Proto-Italic *dolōs, from Proto-Indo-European *dolh₁ōs, derived from the root *delh₁- (“to split, divide”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /du.lœʁ/

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Noun

douleur f (plural douleurs)

1. pain
2. distress

Derived terms

• douloureux (“painful”)

Related terms

• deuil
• douloir

Further reading

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