dolorous
English
/ˈdɒləɹəs/
adj
Definitions
- Solemnly or ponderously sad.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French dolerous derived from Latin dolōrōsus (sorrowful, painful), dolor (pain, grief, ache) root from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (split, cut, hew, distribute).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*delh₁-
Gloss
split, cut, hew, distribute
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dolorimeter English
- dolorose English
- dolorously English
- dolorousness English
- indolency English
- indolent English
- *dolia Latin
- *dolium Latin
- *doliōsus Latin
- Tolentinum Latin
- condelere, condoleo Latin
- condoleo Latin
- condoleō Latin
- doleō Latin
- dolium Latin
- dolor Latin
- dolorosus Latin
- dolus Latin
- dolēns Latin
- dolēntem, dolens, dolēns Latin
- dolōrōsus Latin
- dōlium Latin
- indolentia Latin
- doglioso Italian
- doloroso Italian
- doloroso Spanish, Castilian
- Δαίδαλος Ancient Greek
- Ταυλάντιοι Ancient Greek
- δόλος Ancient Greek
- *delh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *dl̥h₁yéti Proto-Indo-European
- *dolh₁éyeti Proto-Indo-European
- *dolh₁ōs Proto-Indo-European
- doloroso Portuguese
- dealbhóir Irish
- *delěti Proto-Slavic
- *odolěti Proto-Slavic
- dolerous Old French
- dolor Old French
- doloro Esperanto
- dolorós Catalan, Valencian
- duios Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- dururos Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- cynddelw Welsh
- delfryd Welsh
- dolur Welsh
- doloro Ido
- delbaid Old Irish
- cian-dhealbh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- dealbh dath-uisge Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- taigh-dealbh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- taigh-dhealbh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- douloureux Middle French
- *delwā Proto-Celtic
- *dolōs Proto-Italic
- dolorôs Friulian
- *dalna Proto-Albanian
- *dalnānja Proto-Albanian
- *dolhos Old Latin
- *dolōs Old Latin