Inherited fromMiddle French-aud, fromOld French-alt,-ault (later-aud) (compareMedieval Latin-aldus), fromFrankish*-wald, suffixal note of*wald(“power, mastery, dominion”), fromProto-Germanic*waldaz,*waldą(“rule, authority”), fromProto-Indo-European*h₂welh₁-(“to be strong, possess”).

• IPA^(key): /o/

-aud m (plural-auds,feminine-aude)

1. a suffix appended toforenames, especially those of Germanic origin
2. forms augmentatives
3. formsdiminutives, or nouns having apejorative connotation

   ‎péquin + ‎-aud → ‎péquenaud(“country bumpkin”)

   ‎sale(“dirty”) + ‎-aud → ‎salaud(“bastard(vulgar)”)

-aud (feminine-aude,masculine plural-auds,feminine plural-audes)

1. forms augmentatives

   ‎court + ‎-aud → ‎courtaud

   ‎rouge + ‎-aud → ‎rougeaud

2. formsdiminutives, or adjectives having apejorative connotation

   ‎sale(“dirty”) + ‎-aud → ‎salaud(“vile, wretched”)

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