jouir
French
verb
Definitions
- (followed by the preposition de) to enjoy
- (intransitive) to have an orgasm; to come, cum; to ejaculate
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French jouir inherited from Old French joïr, joir inherited from Latin *gaudīre, gaudēre.
Origin
Latin
gaudēre
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *gaudīre Latin
- gaudeō, gaudēre, gaudeo Latin
- gaudēre Latin
- godere Italian
- gaudir French
- jouisseur French
- jouissif French
- réjouir French
- réjouissance French
- regodear Spanish, Castilian
- gozar Portuguese
- gozo Portuguese
- joir Old French
- joïr, joir Old French
- ĝui Esperanto
- ĝuo Esperanto
- gaudir Catalan, Valencian
- juisa Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- iouyr Middle French
- jouir Middle French
- gjoldi Friulian
- gòder Venetian
- gaudar Dalmatian
- goder Ladin
- godire Sardinian
- guodi Istriot