-aux

See also: aux

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /o/

Suffix

-aux m pl (non-lemma form of adjective-forming suffix)

  1. masculine plural of -al
    ‎architectural (“architectural”) → ‎architecturaux m pl
    ‎régional (“regional”) → ‎régionaux m pl

Suffix

-aux m pl (non-lemma form of noun-forming suffix)

  1. plural of -al
    ‎cheval (“horse”) → ‎chevaux m pl
    ‎spiral (“spiral”) → ‎spiraux m pl
    ‎(linguistics) déverbal (“deverbal”) → ‎déverbaux m pl

Usage notes

  • The adjective suffix -al is highly productive, but many nouns in -al were inherited or borrowed with the suffix already attached rather than formed within the history of French.

See also

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