plor

See also: plôr

Albanian

Alternative forms

• (Tosk) pluar, (Gheg) pluer

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek πλώρη (plóri, “prow”).

Noun

plor m (plural plore, definite plori, definite plural ploret)

1. prow (of boat)
2. chisel (of a plough)

   Synonym: umb

3. (anatomy) vomer bone

Declension

Declension of plor

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	plor	plori	plore	ploret
accusative		plorin
dative	plori	plorit	ploreve	ploreve
ablative			ploresh

Derived terms

• plorishtë

Catalan

Etymology

Deverbal from plorar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈplɔ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈplɔɾ]

Noun

plor m (plural plors)

1. crying

Derived terms

• ploricó
• plorós

 

Further reading

• “plor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “plor” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Old French

Etymology

Deverbal from plorer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈploːɾ/
• Rhymes: -ur

Noun

plor oblique singular, m (oblique plural plors, nominative singular plors, nominative plural plor)

1. crying (action of crying)
   • c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:

     Son plor et son duel demenant

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• French: pleur

Old Occitan

Etymology

Deverbal of plorar.

Noun

plor m (oblique plural plors, nominative singular plors, nominative plural plor)

1. tears (instance of crying)
2. lament; complaint

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “plōrāre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 9: Placabilis–Pyxis, pages 76–79