-ouse
French, suffix/uz/
-ouse is spelled O-U-S-E (4 letters). -ouse is a French suffix meaning “alternative spelling of -ouze” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Variante de -ouze”.
What does -ouse mean in English?
suffix
- 1
alternative spelling of -ouze
bague (“ring”) + -ouse → bagouse (“large ring”) (slang)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. Variante de -ouze.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce -ouse?
- /uz/
- \uz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.