perre

perre

1. illative singular of pere

per +‎ -re

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛrːɛ]
• Hyphenation: per‧re

perre

1. sublative singular of per

From Old French peré, perey (modern French poiré), from Vulgar Latin *piratum; related to pere (“pear”).

• pereye, pirre, pirrey

• IPA^(key): /pɛˈreː/, /pɛˈræi̯/

perre (uncountable)

2. perry

• English: perry
• Scots: peerie

• “perẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-20.

From Anglo-Norman perree, pirrie (compare Old French pierrerie).

• paree, pery, perree, perreiȝe, perrey, perreye, perrie, perry, perrye, pirre, pyrry

• IPA^(key): /pɛˈreː/, /pɛˈriː(ə)/, /ˈpɛreː/, /ˈpɛriː(ə)/

perre (uncountable)

2. Valuable jewels or gemstones.
3. (rare) A valuable gemstone.
4. (rare) A jeweled container.

• “perrī(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-20.

perre oblique singular, f (oblique plural perres, nominative singular perre, nominative plural perres)

1. Alternative form of pierre