sourd

French

Etymology

Latin surdus

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /suʁ/

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Adjective

sourd m (feminine singular sourde, masculine plural sourds, feminine plural sourdes)

1. deaf (person, animal)
2. muffled (sound)
3. (phonetics) unvoiced, voiceless

Synonyms

• (deaf): dur de la feuille, mal-entendant
• (unvoiced): dévoisé

Antonyms

• (unvoiced): sonore

Noun

sourd m (plural sourds, feminine sourde)

1. Deaf person

Derived terms

• assourdir
• sourdement
• sourdine

Verb

sourd

1. third-person singular present indicative of sourdre

Further reading

• “sourd” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Middle French

Noun

sourd m (plural sourds)

1. deaf person

Adjective

sourd m (feminine singular sourde, masculine plural sourdz, feminine plural sourdes)

1. deaf