pierre

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See also: Pierre, pièrre, and Pièrre

Finnish[edit]

Verb[edit]

pierre

  1. present active potential connegative of pierrä

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle French pierre, Old French pierre, from Latin petra, a borrowing from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pjɛʁ/
    • (northern France, Belgium) IPA(key): [pjɛːʁ]
      • Audio(file)
    • (Canada) IPA(key): [pjaɛ̯ʁ], [pjɛːʁ]
  • (southern France) IPA(key): /ˈpjɛ.ʁə/
  • Rhymes: -ɛʁ

Noun[edit]

pierre f (plural pierres)

  1. (uncountable) stone (substance)
  2. stone (rock, a pebble)

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Haitian Creole: pyè

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the pronunciation of PR.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /piˈɛr.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrre
  • Hyphenation: pi‧èr‧re

Noun[edit]

pierre m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. person who works in public relations

Anagrams[edit]

Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French pierre.

Noun[edit]

pierre f (plural pierres)

  1. stone

Descendants[edit]

  • French: pierre (see there for further descendants)

Old French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

Noun[edit]

pierre oblique singular, f (oblique plural pierres, nominative singular pierre, nominative plural pierres)

  1. stone (substance)

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle French: pierre
    • French: pierre (see there for further descendants)
  • Walloon: pire
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