blessure

English

Noun

blessure

1. (obsolete) injury
   • The Golden Legend

     Then sent the emperor for S. Silvester and asked counsel of him of this matter. S. Silvester answered that by the might of God he promised to make him cease of his hurt and blessure of this people.

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French blessure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blɛˈsyːrə/

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• Hyphenation: bles‧su‧re
• Rhymes: -yːrə

Noun

blessure f (plural blessures or blessuren, diminutive blessuretje n or blessuurtje n)

1. injury (in particular, from practising a sport), sports injury

Derived terms

• blessuretijd
• sportblessure
• voetbalblessure

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French

Etymology

First attested in (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French as blesseüre, corresponding to blesser +‎ -ure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ble.syʁ/

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Noun

blessure f (plural blessures)

1. wound

   Synonym: plaie

Related terms

• blesser

Further reading

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