Inherited fromOld Frenchjoie, fromVulgar Latin orLate Latin*gaudia, from ClassicalLatingaudium.
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FromLatingaudia, the plural ofgaudium(“joy”), reinterpreted as a feminine singular.
joieoblique singular, f (oblique pluraljoies,nominative singularjoie,nominative pluraljoies)
joieoblique singular, m (oblique pluraljoies,nominative singularjoies,nominative pluraljoie)