-aud

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See also: aud, Aud, AUD, aud., and Au.D.

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French -aud, from Old French -alt, -ault (later -aud) (compare Medieval Latin -aldus), from Frankish *-wald, suffixal note of *wald (power, mastery, dominion), from Proto-Germanic *waldaz, *waldą (rule, authority), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (to be strong, possess).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-aud m (plural -auds, feminine -aude)

  1. a suffix appended to forenames, especially those of Germanic origin
  2. forms augmentatives
  3. forms diminutives, or nouns having a pejorative connotation
    péquin + ‎-aud → ‎péquenaud (country bumpkin)
    sale (dirty) + ‎-aud → ‎salaud (bastard (vulgar))

Suffix

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-aud (feminine -aude, masculine plural -auds, feminine plural -audes)

  1. forms augmentatives
    court + ‎-aud → ‎courtaud
    rouge + ‎-aud → ‎rougeaud
  2. forms diminutives, or adjectives having a pejorative connotation
    sale (dirty) + ‎-aud → ‎salaud (vile, wretched)