souffreteux

== French == === Etymology === From Old French suffraitus, from suffraite +‎ -us. suffraite is from Vulgar Latin *suffracta, feminine singular of the perfect passive participle of *suffrangō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /su.fʁə.tø/ === Adjective === souffreteux (feminine souffreteuse, masculine plural souffreteux, feminine plural souffreteuses) sickly (weak in health) ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with souffrant. === Further reading === “souffreteux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Adjective === souffreteux m (feminine singular souffreteuse, masculine plural souffreteux, feminine plural souffreteuses) in need (having a certain need or requirement) === References === Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “soufraitos”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC.