cahier

See also: Cahier

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French cahier. Doublet of quire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɪˈjeɪ/

Noun

cahier (plural cahiers) (dated)

1. A roll of sheets of paper put loosely together, especially one of the successive portions of a work printed in numbers.
2. A memorial of a body; a report of legislative proceedings, etc.

References

• “cahier”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Archie, Raiche, Raîche, achier, archei, archie, arheic, eriach

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French cahier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːˈjeː/

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• Hyphenation: ca‧hier
• Rhymes: -eː

Noun

cahier n or m (plural cahiers, diminutive cahiertje n)

1. notebook, writing pad
2. folder
3. magazine, proceeding, journal

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French quaer, quaïer, from Latin quaternus. Doublet of caserne, from Old Occitan, and quaterne, a later borrowing from Latin. See also the old diminutive carnet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.je/

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• Homophone: cailler

Noun

cahier m (plural cahiers)

1. notebook, exercise book
2. quire (clarification of this definition is needed)

Derived terms

• cahier de textes
• cahier des charges

Descendants

• → Chadian Arabic: كاية (kāye)
• → Dutch: cahier
• → English: cahier
• → Esperanto: kajero
• → Haitian Creole: kaye
• → Polish: kajet
• → Romanian: caiet
• → Wolof: kaye

Further reading

• “cahier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
• “cahier” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 9th Edition (1992–2024).

Anagrams

• chaire, chiera