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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French peur, from Old French peor, poür, from Latin pavōrem (“fear, fright”). Compare Catalan por and Italian paura.
Pronunciation
Noun
peur f (plural peurs)
- (countable and uncountable) fear
- Synonyms: crainte, souci
Derived terms
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Middle French
Etymology
From Old French peor.
Noun
peur f (plural peurs)
- fear
Descendants
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle English pere, from Old English pere, from Vulgar Latin *pira, originally the plural of Latin pirum but reconstrued as a feminine singular. Cognate with English pear and French poire.
Pronunciation
Noun
peur f (genitive singular pèire, plural peuran)
- pear (fruit)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
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Lenition
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| peur |
pheur
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “peur”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN