prier

See also: Prier

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From pry + -er.

Noun

prier (plural priers)

  1. A person who pries.

Anagrams

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *per(i)-era, a prefixal verb, cognate to Hittite [Term?] (/⁠arnumi⁠/, to move, to shift), Sanskrit ऋणुते (ṛṇóti, to arise, to move), Ancient Greek ὄρνυμι (órnumi, to stir up), Latin orior (to rise).[1]

Verb

prier (aorist prora, participle prierë)

  1. to incline, lean, turn aside

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “prier”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 344

French

Etymology

From Old French proiier, preier, from Latin precārī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁi.je/
  • (file)

Verb

prier

  1. (transitive) to pray
  2. (transitive) to beg, to beseech, to pray to
    Vous devez prier Dieu. You must pray to God.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French proiier, from Latin precari, present active infinitive of precor.

Verb

prier

  1. to pray
  2. to implore; to beg; to beseech

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

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

  1. (Jersey, religion) to pray

Old French

Verb

prier

  1. 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.

Romanian

prier

Etymology

Inherited from Latin (mensis) Aprīlis. Compare Aromanian aprir, prir, prilj, Albanian prill. Doublet of aprilie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈprjer/

Noun

prier m (uncountable)

  1. (popular/folk usage) April (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar)
    Synonym: (standard/most common) aprilie
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