pluriel

See also: Pluriel

French

Etymology

Modification, based on the Latin source, of Old French plurer, plurier (cf. also plurel), borrowed from Latin plūrālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ply.ʁjɛl/

• Audio:

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Noun

pluriel m (plural pluriels)

1. plural

   Antonym: singulier

   En français, le pluriel des mots finissant en al finissent en aux à part quelques exceptions comme carnaval et chacal.

   In French, the plural of words ending by -al end by -aux except some words like carnaval and chacal.

Derived terms

• pluriel brisé

Adjective

pluriel (feminine plurielle, masculine plural pluriels, feminine plural plurielles)

1. plural

Related terms

• plural
• pluri-

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• pilleur

Norman

Etymology

From Latin plūrālis.

Noun

pluriel m (plural pluriels)

1. (Jersey, grammar) plural