peire

See also: Peire, péire, and pèire

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Old French pere, from Latin pater.

Noun

peire m (plural peires)

1. father

Related terms

• meire

Antonyms

• meire

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Middle English

Noun

peire

1. Alternative form of paire

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Norman

Alternative forms

• paithe (Jersey)
• père (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old French peire, from Vulgar Latin *pira, from the plural of Latin pirum, reanalyzed as feminine singular.

Noun

peire f (plural peires)

1. (France) pear

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West Flemish

peirn

Etymology

From Middle Dutch pēre, ultimately from Latin pira.

Noun

peire f (plural peirn)

1. pear