horreur
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French horror, borrowed from Latin horror, from the verb horreo (“to shiver”). The feminine gender's origin is unclear.
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /ɔ.ʁœʁ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -œʁ
Noun
horreur f (plural horreurs)
Related terms
Further reading
- “horreur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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