mère
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Franco-Provençal
Noun
mère m
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French mere, from Old French medre, mere, from Latin mātrem, from Proto-Italic *mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
Pronunciation
Noun
mère f (plural mères)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Haitian Creole: mè
See also
Further reading
- “mère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Norman
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French medre, mere, from Latin māter, mātrem, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
Noun
mère f (plural mères)
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- grand'-mère f (“grandmother”)