peur

French

Etymology

From Middle French peur, from Old French peor, poür, from Latin pavor, pavōrem (“fear, fright”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pœʁ/

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• Homophone: peurs
• Hyphenation: peur
• Rhymes: -œʁ

Noun

peur f (plural peurs)

1. (countable and uncountable) fear

Synonyms

• crainte
• souci

Derived terms

• avoir peur
• peur bleue
• peureux
• peureusement

Further reading

• “peur” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• puer, pure, puré, repu, rupe, rupé

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French peor.

Noun

peur f (plural peurs)

1. fear

Descendants

• French: peur

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰiəɾ/

Noun

peur f (genitive pèire, plural peuran)

1. pear

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
peur	pheur
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.