See also: Pierre, pièrre, and Pièrre

Finnish

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Verb

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pierre

  1. present active potential connegative of pierrä

French

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Etymology

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Inherited 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/
    • (northern France, Belgium) IPA(key): [pjɛːʁ]
      • Audio:(file)
    • (Canada) IPA(key): [pjaɛ̯ʁ], [pjɛːʁ]
  • (southern France) IPA(key): /ˈpjɛ.ʁə/
  • Rhymes: -ɛʁ

Noun

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pierre f (plural pierres)

  1. (uncountable) stone (substance)
  2. stone (rock, a pebble)
  3. (figuratively) real estate
    Synonym: immobilier
    investir dans la pierreto invest in real estate

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Haitian Creole: pyè

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Italian

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Etymology

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From the pronunciation of PR.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /piˈɛr.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrre
  • Hyphenation: pi‧èr‧re

Noun

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pierre m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. person who works in public relations

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French pierre.

Noun

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pierre f (plural pierres)

  1. stone

Descendants

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  • French: pierre (see there for further descendants)

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. stone (substance)

Descendants

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  • Middle French: pierre
    • French: pierre (see there for further descendants)
  • Walloon: pire
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