foire
See also: foiré
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old French foire from a Vulgar Latin *fēria from the classical Latin noun fēriae.
Noun edit
foire f (plural foires)
- a fair, an exposition
- artisans' market
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Turkish: fuar
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
foire f (plural foires)
Verb edit
foire
- inflection of foirer:
Further reading edit
- “foire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From a Vulgar Latin *fēria, from the classical Latin plural noun fēriae.
Noun edit
foire oblique singular, f (oblique plural foires, nominative singular foire, nominative plural foires)
- celebration
- c. 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:
- Quant la foire iert plainne au Lendi
- When the celebration was in full swing on Monday
Descendants edit
References edit
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (foire, supplement)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
foire f (plural foiri)