somptueux

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin sumptuōsus, from sūmptus (“cost, charge, expense”), perfect passive participle of sūmō, sūmere (“take”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔ̃p.tɥø/

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Adjective

somptueux (feminine somptueuse, masculine plural somptueux, feminine plural somptueuses)

1. sumptuous

Further reading

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