French suffix

-eux

possessive / characterised-by · relational adjective

Register

native

Productivity

high

freely attaches to new bases

Attaches to

N

allomorphs -euse

Status

Establisheddraft

tlfi

Words built with -eux

joyeux
full of joy
joie+-eux
soigneusement
with care
soin+-eux+-ment
dangereux
full of danger
danger+-eux

Does the same job elsewhere

Functional equivalents, placed in their lanes. Same register is noted; most differ.

English

  • -ful
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -ous
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)
  • -ic
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)
  • -al
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)

French

this affix: -eux

    Hindi

    • -वान
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)
    • -पूर्ण
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)
    • -मय
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)
    • -दार
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs P)
    • -ईय
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)
    • -इक
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)

    Telugu

    • -గల
      register-matched functional equivalent
    • -మయం
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)
    • -వంతుడు
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)
    • -ఐన
      register-matched functional equivalent

    Tamil