poire – French noun declension

French noun forms of poire

Noun: poire
Gender: f Hyphenation:
Singular fpoire
Plural fpoires

Sample Sentences

  • en pleine poire (straight in the face)
  • se payer la poire de quelqu'un (to pull someone's leg)

Etymology

Inherited from Old French peire, from Vulgar Latin *pira, from the plural of Latin pirum, considered as a feminine singular. See: Latin Nouns 'pirum'.

Verbs referencing "poire"

English Nouns pear.

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