joie

See also: Joie

Bourguignon

Alternative forms

jooe

Etymology

From Latin gaudium.

Noun

joie f (plural joies)

joy

French

Etymology

From Old French joie, from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin *gaudia, from Classical Latin gaudium.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʒwa/
Audio (France) (file)
Rhymes: -a
Homophones: joies, joua, jouas, jouât

Noun

joie f (plural joies)

joy (feeling of happiness or elation)

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Derived terms

Related terms

jouir

Further reading

“joie” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Old French

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin or Late Latin *gaudia, from Classical Latin gaudium.

Noun

joie f (oblique plural joies, nominative singular joie, nominative plural joies)

joy (feeling of happiness or elation)
- 12^th Century, Béroul, Tristan et Iseut:
  Li rois en son cuer out grant joie.
  The king in his heart felt great joy

Descendants

French: joie
Middle English: joye
- English: joy

Etymology 2

Noun

joie m (oblique plural joies, nominative singular joies, nominative plural joie)

Alternative form of jouel

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