pierre

pierre

1. Potential present connegative form of pierrä.

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

• IPA^(key): /pjɛʁ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛʁ

pierre f (plural pierres)

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

• perron
• pierrade
• pierre à aiguiser
• pierre angulaire
• pierre d'achoppement
• pierre de touche
• pierre philosophale
• pierreux

• caillou

• “pierre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• prière

From the pronunciation of PR.

• IPA^(key): /piˈɛrre/

pierre m or f (invariable)

1. Person who works in public relations

• perire, reperì

From Old French pierre.

pierre f (plural pierres)

1. stone

• French: pierre

• pere
• perre
• piere

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

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

1. stone (substance)

• Middle French: pierre
  • French: pierre
• Walloon: pire