"pieux" meaning in French

See pieux in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pjø/ Audio: Fr-pieux.ogg Forms: pieuse [feminine], pieux [masculine, plural], pieuses [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French pieux, from Old French piu(s) (later changed on the basis of adjectives ending in -eux), from Latin pius. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|pieux|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French pieux, {{inh+|fr|frm|pieux}} Inherited from Middle French pieux, {{inh|fr|fro|piu|piu(s)}} Old French piu(s), {{inh|fr|la|pius}} Latin pius Head templates: {{fr-adj}} pieux (feminine pieuse, masculine plural pieux, feminine plural pieuses)
  1. pious Derived forms: mensonge pieux, pieusement, pieux mensonge, vœu pieux Related terms: piété, pitié
    Sense id: en-pieux-fr-adj-2pSOq9Ma
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0

Noun

IPA: /pjø/ Audio: Fr-pieux.ogg
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|fr|noun form|g=m}} pieux m
  1. plural of pieu Tags: form-of, masculine, plural Form of: pieu
    Sense id: en-pieux-fr-noun-Cofzo4tR Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0

Inflected forms

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