-aud

Inherited from Middle French -aud, from Old French -alt, -ault (later -aud) (compare Medieval Latin -aldus), from Frankish *-wald, suffixal note of *wald (“power, mastery, dominion”), from Proto-Germanic *waldaz, *waldą (“rule, authority”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“to be strong, possess”).

• IPA^(key): /o/

-aud m (plural -auds, feminine -aude)

1. a suffix appended to forenames, especially those of Germanic origin
2. forms augmentatives
3. forms diminutives, or nouns having a pejorative 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. forms diminutives, or adjectives having a pejorative connotation

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