cri
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Since the Middle Ages, deverbal form of crier.
Noun edit
cri m (plural cris)
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Etymology 2 edit
Clipping of Christenaux (now Knistenaux), from Cree Kenisteniwuik (the name of a Cree village).
Noun edit
cri m (uncountable)
- Cree (language)
Adjective edit
cri (feminine crie, masculine plural cris, feminine plural cries)
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Further reading edit
- “cri”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Galician edit
Verb edit
cri
- (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular preterite indicative of crer
Middle French edit
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Old French edit
Noun edit
cri oblique singular, m (oblique plural cris, nominative singular cris, nominative plural cri)
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Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
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Interjection edit
cri
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
cri
Romanian edit
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cri
- chirrup (sound made by crickets)