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pierce
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /p??s/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p??s/
- Rhymes: -??(?)s
Etymology 1
From Middle English perce, from Old French percier, from its conjugated forms such as (jeo) pierce (“I pierce”), probably from Vulgar Latin *pert?si?, from Latin pert?sus, past participle of pertund? (“thrust or bore through”), from per- (“through”) + tund? (“beat, pound”). Displaced native Old English þurhþ?rlian.
Verb
pierce (third-person singular simple present pierces, present participle piercing, simple past and past participle pierced)
- (transitive) to puncture; to break through
- The diver pierced the surface of the water with scarcely a splash.
- to pierce the enemy's line; a shot pierced the ship
- I pierce her open back, or tender side
- (transitive) to create a hole in the skin for the purpose of inserting jewelry
- Can you believe he pierced his tongue?
- (transitive) to break or interrupt abruptly
- A scream pierced the silence.
- (transitive, figuratively) To get to the heart or crux of (a matter).
- to pierce a mystery
- (transitive, figuratively) To penetrate; to affect deeply.
Derived terms
- piercing
Descendants
- ? Dutch: piercing
- ? Japanese: ???
Translations
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Japanese ??? (piasu, “pierced earring”), itself from English pierce
Noun
pierce (plural pierces)
- (Japan) A pierced earring
Anagrams
- Peirce, piecer, recipe, recipé
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pierre
Finnish
Verb
pierre
- Potential present connegative form of pierrä.
French
Etymology
From Middle French pierre, Old French pierre, from Latin petra, a borrowing from Ancient Greek ????? (pétra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pj??/
- Rhymes: -j??
Noun
pierre f (plural pierres)
- (uncountable) stone (substance)
- stone (rock, a pebble)
Derived terms
See also
- caillou
Further reading
- “pierre” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- prière
Italian
Etymology
From the pronunciation of PR.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pi??r.re/
Noun
pierre m or f (invariable)
- Person who works in public relations
Anagrams
- perire, reperì
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French pierre.
Noun
pierre f (plural pierres)
- stone
Descendants
- French: pierre
Old French
Alternative forms
- pere
- perre
- piere
Etymology
From Latin petra, from Ancient Greek ????? (pétra).
Noun
pierre f (oblique plural pierres, nominative singular pierre, nominative plural pierres)
- stone (substance)
Descendants
- Middle French: pierre
- French: pierre
- Walloon: pire
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