peintre
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French paintre, from Old French peintre, paintre, from the nominative case of Vulgar Latin *pinctor, from Classical Latin pictor (“painter”). Cf. also the Old French forms peintor, paintor, poentor, from the Vulgar Latin accusative *pinctorem.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
peintre m or f by sense (plural peintres)
- painter (artist)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “peintre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Norman edit
Etymology edit
From Old French peintre, paintre, from the nominative case of Vulgar Latin *pinctor, from Classical Latin pictor (“painter”).
Noun edit
peintre m (plural peintres)