plusieurs

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French plusors, from Vulgar Latin *plūsiōres, alteration of Late Latin plūriōres (by influence from plūs), from Latin plūres. Alternatively can be thought up as Proto-Italic plēōsjōs (comparative of *plēōs) with the S restored.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ply.zjœʁ/
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Adjective

plusieurs (invariable)

several, many, a lot
- 1991, “Qui a le droit...”, Patrick Bruel, Gérard Presgurvic (lyrics), Patrick Bruel (music):
  ’Y a plusieurs dieux, mais ’y a qu’un seul soleil.
  There's many gods, but there's only one Sun.

Descendants

Haitian Creole: plizyè

Further reading

“plusieurs”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

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