sourd

French

Etymology

From Middle French sourd, from Old French sourt, sord, surt, surz, from Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“ringing, whistling”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suʁ/

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Adjective

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

1. deaf (person, animal)

   Synonyms: dur de la feuille, mal-entendant

2. muffled (sound)
3. (phonetics) unvoiced, voiceless

   Synonym: dévoisé

   Antonym: sonore

Noun

sourd m (plural sourds, feminine sourde)

1. deaf person

Derived terms

• assourdir
• sourdement
• sourdine
• sourdingue

Related terms

• absurde
• surdité

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

Etymology

From Old French sourt, sord, surt, surz, from Latin surdus.

Noun

sourd m (plural sourds)

1. deaf person

Adjective

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

1. deaf

Descendants

• French: sourd