paire
See also: pairé
English edit
Noun edit
paire (plural paires)
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French paire, from Latin paria, neuter plural of pār.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
paire
Noun edit
paire f (plural paires)
Derived terms edit
- autre paire de manches
- deux paires
- double paire
- paire minimale
- paire torsadée
- faire la paire
- se faire la paire
Further reading edit
- “paire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Galician edit
Verb edit
paire
- inflection of pairar:
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old French paire, from Latin paria.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
paire (plural paire)
- A pair; a group of two similar, identical, or matching items or creatures:
- Two people (often when in a romantic or sexual relationship).
- Two animals; a pair or duo of beasts or creatures.
- Used with binary nouns, especially for tools or implements.
- A grouping or collection of matching or similar items.
- A number or multitude of things or items.
Usage notes edit
The -s plural is attested as pares.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “paire, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-21.
Occitan edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Occitan paire, from Latin pater, patrem (“father”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
paire m (plural paires)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
paire
Old Occitan edit
Etymology edit
From Latin pater, patrem.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
paire m (oblique plural paires, nominative singular paires, nominative plural paire)
Descendants edit
- Occitan: paire
Portuguese edit
Verb edit
paire
- inflection of pairar: