"-u" meaning in Français

See -u in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -us [plural, masculine], -ue [singular, feminine], -ues [plural, feminine]
  1. Suffixe servant à former des adjectifs signifiant « caractérisé par, possédant », souvent avec une valeur intensive. Le radical est un substantif (parfois disparu en français moderne).
    Sense id: fr--u-fr-suffix-~vlPlNAH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations: -ute (Anglais), -ous (Anglais), -ous (Anglais), -ous (Anglais), -ud (Breton), -ek (Breton), -el (Breton), -et (Breton), -ut (Breton), -iek (Breton), -iel (Breton), -iet (Breton), -u (Breton), -us (Breton), -ek (Breton), -el (Breton), -et (Breton), -ek (Breton), -us (Breton), -el (Breton), -et (Breton), -ennek (Breton), -ennus (Breton), -ennel (Breton), -ennet (Breton), -eg (Breton), -enneg (Breton)
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      "word": "absolu"
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    {
      "word": "aigu"
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    {
      "word": "barbu"
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    {
      "word": "charnu"
    },
    {
      "word": "chenu"
    },
    {
      "word": "cornu"
    },
    {
      "word": "dévolu"
    },
    {
      "word": "dissolu"
    },
    {
      "word": "imbu"
    },
    {
      "word": "impollu"
    },
    {
      "word": "menu"
    },
    {
      "word": "révolu"
    },
    {
      "word": "velu"
    }
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    "De l’ancien français."
  ],
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      "lang_code": "en",
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      "word": "-ous"
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    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-ud"
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    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-ek"
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    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-el"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-et"
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      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-ut"
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      "lang": "Breton",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
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    },
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    {
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    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
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    },
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      "lang_code": "br",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-el"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-et"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Anglais",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "-ous"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-ek"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-us"
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    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-el"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-et"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-ennek"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-ennus"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-ennel"
    },
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      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-ennet"
    },
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      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
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    },
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      "lang_code": "br",
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    "Suffixes en français",
    "Traductions en anglais",
    "Traductions en breton",
    "français"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "absolu"
    },
    {
      "word": "aigu"
    },
    {
      "word": "barbu"
    },
    {
      "word": "charnu"
    },
    {
      "word": "chenu"
    },
    {
      "word": "cornu"
    },
    {
      "word": "dévolu"
    },
    {
      "word": "dissolu"
    },
    {
      "word": "imbu"
    },
    {
      "word": "impollu"
    },
    {
      "word": "menu"
    },
    {
      "word": "révolu"
    },
    {
      "word": "velu"
    }
  ],
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    "De l’ancien français."
  ],
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        "\\y\\"
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        "\\y\\"
      ],
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        "Suffixe servant à former des adjectifs signifiant « caractérisé par, possédant », souvent avec une valeur intensive. Le radical est un substantif (parfois disparu en français moderne)."
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "morpheme"
  ],
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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "-ute"
    },
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      "lang": "Anglais",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "-ous"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-ud"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-ek"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-el"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-et"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-ut"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-iek"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-iel"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-iet"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-u"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Anglais",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "-ous"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-us"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-ek"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-el"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-et"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Anglais",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "-ous"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-ek"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-us"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-el"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-et"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-ennek"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-ennus"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-ennel"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-ennet"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-eg"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "-enneg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-u"
}

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