prier
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
prier (plural priers)
- A person who pries.
Anagrams
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *per(i)-era, a prefixal verb, ognate to Hittite arnumi (“to move, to shift”), Sanskrit ऋणुते (ṛṇóti, “to arise, to move”), Ancient Greek ὄρνυμι (ὄrnymi, “to stir up”), Latin orior (“to rise”)[1].
Verb
prier (first-person singular past tense prora, participle prierë)
Related terms
References
- ↑ A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden 2000, p.344
French
Etymology
From Old French proiier, preier, from Latin precārī, present active infinitive of precor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁi.je/
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Verb
prier
- (transitive) to pray
- (transitive) to beg, to beseech, to pray to
- Vous devez prier Dieu. You must pray to God.
Conjugation
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | prier | avoir prié | |||||
| gerund | en priant | en ayant prié | |||||
| present participle | priant /pʁi.jɑ̃/ | ||||||
| past participle | prié /pʁi.je/ | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | prie /pʁi/ |
pries /pʁi/ |
prie /pʁi/ |
prions /pʁi.jɔ̃/ |
priez /pʁi.je/ |
prient /pʁi/ |
| imperfect | priais /pʁi.jɛ/ |
priais /pʁi.jɛ/ |
priait /pʁi.jɛ/ |
priions /pʁi.jɔ̃/ |
priiez /pʁi.je/ |
priaient /pʁi.jɛ/ | |
| past historic1 | priai /pʁi.je/ |
prias /pʁi.ja/ |
pria /pʁi.ja/ |
priâmes /pʁi.jam/ |
priâtes /pʁi.jat/ |
prièrent /pʁi.jɛʁ/ | |
| future | prierai /pʁi.ʁe/ |
prieras /pʁi.ʁa/ |
priera /pʁi.ʁa/ |
prierons /pʁi.ʁɔ̃/ |
prierez /pʁi.ʁe/ |
prieront /pʁi.ʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | prierais /pʁi.ʁɛ/ |
prierais /pʁi.ʁɛ/ |
prierait /pʁi.ʁɛ/ |
prierions /pʁi.ʁjɔ̃/ |
prieriez /pʁi.ʁje/ |
prieraient /pʁi.ʁɛ/ | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | prie /pʁi/ |
pries /pʁi/ |
prie /pʁi/ |
priions /pʁi.jɔ̃/ |
priiez /pʁi.je/ |
prient /pʁi/ |
| imperfect1 | priasse /pʁi.jas/ |
priasses /pʁi.jas/ |
priât /pʁi.ja/ |
priassions /pʁi.ja.sjɔ̃/ |
priassiez /pʁi.ja.sje/ |
priassent /pʁi.jas/ | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | prie /pʁi/ |
— | prions /pʁi.jɔ̃/ |
priez /pʁi.je/ |
— | ||
| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “prier” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French proiier, from Latin precari, present active infinitive of precor.
Verb
prier
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | prier | avoir prié | |||||
| gerund | en priant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | priant | ||||||
| past participle | prié | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ie (may be i' before a vowel) | tu | il | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | prie | pries | prie | prions | priez | prient |
| imperfect | priois, prioys | priois, prioys | prioit, prioyt | priions, priyons | priiez, priyez | prioient, prioyent | |
| past historic | pria | prias | pria | priasmes | priastes | prierent | |
| future | prierai, prieray | prieras | priera | prierons | prierez | prieront | |
| conditional | prierois, prieroys | prierois, prieroys | prieroit, prieroyt | prierions, prieryons | prieriez, prieryez | prieroient, prieroyent | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ie | que tu | qu'il | que nous | que vous | qu'ilz, qu'elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | prie | pries | prie | prions | priez | prient |
| imperfect | priasse | priasses | priast | priassions | priassiez | priassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | prie | — | prions | priez | — | ||
Descendants
- French: prier
Norman
Etymology
From Old French proiier, from Latin precor, precārī, from prex (“request, petition, prayer”), from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-, *perḱ- (“to ask, woo”).
Verb
prier
Old French
Verb
prier
- Alternative form of proiier
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | prier | avoir prïé | |||||
| gerund | en priant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | priant | ||||||
| past participle | prïé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | pri | prïes | prïe | prions | prïez | prïent |
| imperfect | prioie, prïeie, prioe, prïeve | prioies, prïeies, prioes, prïeves | prioit, prïeit, priot, prïeve | priiiens, priiens | priiiez, priiez | prioient, prïeient, prioent, prïevent | |
| preterite | priai | prias | pria | priames | priastes | prïerent | |
| future | prïerai | prïeras | prïera | prïerons | prïeroiz, prïereiz, prïerez | prïeront | |
| conditional | prïeroie, prïereie | prïeroies, prïereies | prïeroit, prïereit | prïeriiens, prïeriens | prïeriiez, prïeriez | prïeroient, prïereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | pri | pris | prit | prions | prïez | prïent |
| imperfect | priasse | priasses | priast | priissons, priissiens | priissoiz, priissez, priissiez | priassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | prïe | — | prions | prïez | — | ||
Romanian

Etymology
Inherited from Latin (mensis) Aprīlis. Compare Aromanian aprir, prir, prilj, Albanian prill. Doublet of aprilie.
Noun
prier m (uncountable)
- (popular/folk usage) April (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar)
Synonyms
- aprilie (standard/most common)