pieux

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pjø/ Homophone: pieu === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle French pieux, from Old French piu(s) (later changed on the basis of adjectives ending in -eux), from Latin pius. ==== Adjective ==== pieux (feminine pieuse, masculine plural pieux, feminine plural pieuses) pious ===== Derived terms ===== mensonge pieux pieusement pieux mensonge vœu pieux ===== Related terms ===== piété pitié === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== pieux m plural of pieu === Further reading === “pieux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French piu(s), from Latin pius. === Adjective === pieux m (feminine singular pieuse, masculine plural pieux, feminine plural pieuses) pious == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French piu(s), from Latin pius. === Adjective === pieux m (Jersey) pious ==== Derived terms ==== pieusement (“piously”)