mère
Franco-ProvençalEdit
NounEdit
mère m
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle French mere, from Old French medre, mere, from Latin māter, mātrem, from Proto-Italic *mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
mère f (plural mères)
Derived termsEdit
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Haitian Creole: mè
See alsoEdit
Further readingEdit
- “mère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
NormanEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French medre, mere, from Latin māter, mātrem, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
NounEdit
mère f (plural mères)
Coordinate termsEdit
Derived termsEdit
- grand'-mère f (“grandmother”)