guerrier

See also: guerrièr and Guerrier

French

Etymology

From guerre +‎ -ier. From Old French guerrer, guerreier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛ.ʁje/, /ɡe.ʁje/

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Noun

guerrier m (plural guerriers, feminine guerrière)

1. warrior

Adjective

guerrier (feminine guerrière, masculine plural guerriers, feminine plural guerrières)

1. warlike, belligerent

Further reading

• “guerrier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Old Occitan

Etymology

guerra +‎ -ier.

Noun

guerrier m (oblique plural guerriers, nominative singular guerriers, nominative plural guerrier)

1. warrior

Descendants

• Occitan: guerrièr

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*werra”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 17: Germanismes: S–Z, page 568