pierre

See also: Pierre, pièrre, and Pièrre

Finnish

Verb

pierre

1. Potential present connegative form of pierrä.

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French

Etymology

From Middle French pierre, Old French pierre, from Latin petra, a borrowing from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /pjɛʁ/
• Rhymes: -ɛʁ

Noun

pierre f (plural pierres)

1. stone (substance)
2. stone (a rock, a pebble)

Derived terms

• perron
• pierrade
• pierre à aiguiser
• pierre angulaire
• pierre d'achoppement
• pierre de touche
• pierre philosophale
• pierreux

See also

• Pierre

Anagrams

• prière

Further reading

• “pierre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Italian

Etymology

From the pronunciation of PR.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈɛrre/

Noun

pierre m, f (invariable)

1. Person who works in public relations

Anagrams

• perire, reperì

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French pierre.

Noun

pierre f (plural pierres)

1. stone

Descendants

• French: pierre

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Old French

Alternative forms

• pere
• perre
• piere

Etymology

From Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

Noun

pierre f (oblique plural pierres, nominative singular pierre, nominative plural pierres)

1. stone (substance)

Descendants

• Middle French: pierre
  • French: pierre
• Walloon: pire