cri

See also: CRI

French

Etymology

Since the Middle Ages, deverbal form of crier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁi/

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• Homophones: crie, cries, crient, cris

Noun

cri m (plural cris)

1. cry; shout; scream

   Tu entends le cri du loup ?

   Can you hear the wolf's cry?

Related terms

• criard
• crier

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• RCI

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Middle French

Noun

cri m (plural cris or criz)

1. cry; shout

Related terms

• crier, cryer

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Old French

Noun

cri oblique singular, m (oblique plural cris, nominative singular cris, nominative plural cri)

1. cry; shout

Related terms

• crier

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Portuguese

Verb

cri

1. first-person singular indicative preterite of crer