perre

Hungarian

Etymology

per +‎ -re

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpɛrːɛ]
Hyphenation: per‧re

Noun

perre

sublative singular of per

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French peré, perey (modern French poiré), from Vulgar Latin *piratum; related to pere (“pear”).

Alternative forms

pereye, pirre, pirrey

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɛˈreː/, /pɛˈrɛi̯/

Noun

perre (uncountable)

perry

Descendants

English: perry
Scots: peerie

References

“perẹ̄, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-20.

Etymology 2

From Anglo-Norman perree, pirrie (compare Old French pierrerie).

Alternative forms

perrie, perrey, perrye, perree, paree, perreye, perreiȝe, perry, pirre, pyrry, pery

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɛreː/, /ˈpɛriː(ə)/

Noun

perre (uncountable)

Valuable jewels or gemstones.
(rare) A valuable gemstone.
(rare) A jeweled container.

References

“perrī(e, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-20.

Old French

Noun

perre f (oblique plural perres, nominative singular perre, nominative plural perres)

Alternative form of pierre

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