crible

Etymology

From Old French, from Late Latin or Vulgar Latin criblum, from Latin cribrum (through dissimilation), ultimatley from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“to seive”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁibl/

Noun

crible m (plural cribles)

1. sieve, sifter, riddle (any device with holes in used to separate small things from larger things)

Verb

crible

1. first-person singular present indicative of cribler
2. third-person singular present indicative of cribler
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of cribler
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of cribler
5. second-person singular imperative of cribler

Further reading

• “crible” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Alternative forms

• críbel

Adjective

crible m, f (plural cribles)

1. credible, believable