-oire

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /waʁ/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin -(āt)ōrius, suffix forming relational adjectives from verbs. Cognate to English -ory and -or. ==== Suffix ==== -oire (adjective-forming suffix, plural -oires) Suffix used to form adjectives matched to nouns ending in -ation (or its variants) and derived from a Latin verb. ‎hallucination + ‎-oire → ‎hallucinatoire (“hallucinatory”) ‎giration + ‎-oire → ‎giratoire (“gyratory, roundabout”) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Latin -(āt)ōria(m), the feminine singular form of the above. Compare Italian -toia. ==== Suffix ==== -oire f (noun-forming suffix, plural -oires) Suffix used on verbs to form feminine nouns, generally referring to objects or tools used to do something. ‎balancer + ‎-oire → ‎balançoire f (“playground swing”) ‎bouillir + ‎-oire → ‎bouilloire f (“teakettle”) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from Latin -(āt)ōrium (the neuter singular form of the above, used to form nouns denoting places and instruments). The inherited descendant of this ending is -oir. ==== Suffix ==== -oire m (noun-forming suffix, plural -oires) Suffix used on verbs (usually attached to the Latin supine stem) to form masculine nouns, generally referring to places where something is done. laboratoire m (Latin laborare) — laboratory observatoire m (observer) — observatory ===== Derived terms ===== == Old French == === Etymology === From Latin -oria. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoi̯.ɾə/ === Suffix === -oire indicates a tool or a device ==== Descendants ====