See also: Pierre, pièrre, and Pièrre

Finnish edit

Verb edit

pierre

  1. present active potential connegative of pierrä

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle French pierre, Old French pierre, from Latin petra, a borrowing from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

Pronunciation edit

  • (France) IPA(key): /pjɛʁ/
    (Vosges) IPA(key): /pjɛːʁ̥/
    (Southern France) IPA(key): /ˈpjɛʁə/
  • (New Brunswick, Quebec) IPA(key): /pjaɛ̯ʁ/, /pjɛːʁ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -jɛʁ

Noun edit

pierre f (plural pierres)

  1. (uncountable) stone (substance)
  2. stone (rock, a pebble)

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Haitian Creole: pyè

See also edit

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Italian edit

Etymology edit

From the pronunciation of PR.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /piˈɛr.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrre
  • Hyphenation: pi‧èr‧re

Noun edit

pierre m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. person who works in public relations

Anagrams edit

Middle French edit

Etymology edit

From Old French pierre.

Noun edit

pierre f (plural pierres)

  1. stone

Descendants edit

  • French: pierre (see there for further descendants)

Old French edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

Noun edit

pierre oblique singularf (oblique plural pierres, nominative singular pierre, nominative plural pierres)

  1. stone (substance)

Descendants edit

  • Middle French: pierre
    • French: pierre (see there for further descendants)
  • Walloon: pire