French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle French pleurer, from Old French plourer, plorer, from Latin plōrāre (cry out). Cognate with Catalan plorar, Spanish llorar.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /plœ.ʁe/
  • (file)

Verb edit

pleurer

  1. (intransitive) to cry, to weep
  2. (transitive) to mourn

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Antillean Creole: pléré
  • Guianese Creole: pléré
  • Mauritian Creole: plore
  • Esperanto: plori

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Further reading edit