pépie

See also: pépié

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.pi/

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French pipie, from Vulgar Latin *pippīta, alteration of Latin pītuīta (“mucus”). The form with a geminated *-pp- also underlies the Germanic borrowings (German Pips, Dutch and English pip). Other Romance shows simple -p- (e.g Italian pipita, Portuguese pevide) attested as Medieval Latin pipīta. Doublet of pituite.

Noun

pépie m (plural pépies)

1. pip (disease of birds)
2. Excessive thirst

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pépie

1. inflection of pépier:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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