perte

See also: pèrte

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛrtɛ]

Verb

perte

1. second-person plural imperative of prát

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French perte, from Old French perte, from the feminine of Latin perditus. Compare Italian perdita and Spanish pérdida.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛʁt/

• Audio:

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Noun

perte f (plural pertes)

1. loss (clarification of this definition is needed)
2. ruin

Derived terms

• à perte
• à perte de vue
• courir à sa perte
• en perte de vitesse
• en pure perte
• perte sèche

 

Related terms

• perdre
• perte de temps

Descendants

• Persian: پِرت (pert, “loss, waste”)

Further reading

• “perte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• péter, prête, prêté

Middle English

Noun

perte

1. Alternative form of part

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French perte.

Noun

perte f (plural pertes)

1. loss

Descendants

• French: perte

Old French

Etymology

From the feminine of Latin perditus.

Noun

perte oblique singular, f (oblique plural pertes, nominative singular perte, nominative plural pertes)

1. loss

Antonyms

• gaaing

Descendants

• Middle French: perte
  • French: perte
• Norman: pèrte