somptuaire

adjective

Syllable Decomposition

somptuaire

from the Latin sumptuarius ('expensive', 'relating to expenditure') derived from sumptus ('spent'), itself being the past participle of sumere ('to take', 'to consume') composed of sub ('under') and emere ('to take', 'to buy').

Definitions

Plural

somptuaires

Translations

  • englishenglish:sumptuary

See also

dépensif (adj.) dépense (cn.) dépenser (v.) dépensier (adj.) dépensier (cn.)