rancune

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

rancune

from Old French rancure, where the suffix -ure was replaced by -une (from Latin -udine), itself derived from Vulgar Latin rancura, itself from the Latin rancor (rancor), itself from the unused Latin verb ranceo from which also comes the French word rance.

Definition

Plural

rancunes

Translations

  • germangerman:Rachsucht
  • englishenglish:unforgiveness
  • greekgreek:μνησικακία
  • italianitalian:rancore
  • dutchdutch:wrok
  • swedishswedish:ovilja

See also

rancuneux (adj.) rancunier (adj.) rancunier (cn.)