-aud

See also: aud, Aud, AUD, aud., and Au.D.

French

Etymology

From Middle French -aud, from Old French -alt, -ault (later -aud) (compare Medieval Latin -aldus), from Frankish *-wald, suffixal note of *wald (“power, mastery, dominion”), from Proto-Germanic *waldaz, *waldą (“rule, authority”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“to be strong, possess”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /o/

Suffix

-aud m (feminine -aude)

  1. A suffix appended to forenames, especially those of Germanic origin
  2. An augmentative suffix
    ‎court + ‎-aud → ‎courtaud
    ‎rouge + ‎-aud → ‎rougeaud
  3. Used to create diminutives, or nouns having a pejorative connotation
    ‎péquin + ‎-aud → ‎péquenaud
    ‎sale + ‎-aud → ‎salaud
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