hideux

== French == === Etymology === From Middle French hideux, from Old French hideus, hydus, hisdos (“that which inspires terror”), from hide, hede, hisda (“horror, fear”), from Proto-West Germanic *agisiþu (“horror, terror”), from Proto-West Germanic *agisōn (“to frighten, terrorise”), from Proto-Germanic *agaz (“terror, fear”). Alternative etymology cites possible derivation from Latin hispidosus (“rugged”), from hispidus (“rough, bristly”), yet the semantic evolution is more difficult to trace. === Pronunciation === (aspirated h) IPA(key): /i.dø/ Rhymes: -ø === Adjective === hideux (feminine hideuse, masculine plural hideux, feminine plural hideuses) grotesque; vile; hideous ==== See also ==== moche laid === Further reading === “hideux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Alternative forms === hideus === Adjective === hideux m (feminine singular hideuse, masculine plural hideux, feminine plural hideuses) hideous ==== Descendants ==== French: hideux