peur

French

Etymology

From Middle French peur, from Old French peor, poür, from Latin pavor, pavōrem (“fear, fright”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pœʁ/
Audio (France, Paris) (file)
Homophone: peurs
Hyphenation: peur
Rhymes: -œʁ

Noun

peur f (plural peurs)

(countable and uncountable) fear

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Anagrams

puer, pure, puré, repu, rupe, rupé

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French peor.

Noun

peur f (plural peurs)

fear

Descendants

French: peur

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

peur f (genitive pèire, plural peuran)

pear

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