paire
See also: pairé
English
editNoun
editpaire (plural paires)
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French paire, from Latin paria, neuter plural of pār.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editpaire
Noun
editpaire f (plural paires)
Derived terms
edit- autre paire de manches
- deux paires
- double paire
- paire minimale
- paire torsadée
- faire la paire
- se faire la paire
Further reading
edit- “paire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
editGalician
editVerb
editpaire
- inflection of pairar:
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old French paire, from Latin paria.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpaire (plural paire)
- A pair; a group of two similar, identical, or matching items or creatures:
- Two people (often when in a romantic or sexual relationship).
- Two animals; a pair or duo of beasts or creatures.
- Used with binary nouns, especially for tools or implements.
- A grouping or collection of matching or similar items.
- A number or multitude of things or items.
Usage notes
editThe -s plural is attested as pares.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “paire, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-21.
Occitan
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Occitan paire, from Latin pater, patrem (“father”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpaire m (plural paires)
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editpaire
Old Occitan
editEtymology
editFrom Latin pater, patrem.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpaire m (oblique plural paires, nominative singular paires, nominative plural paire)
Descendants
edit- Occitan: paire
Portuguese
editVerb
editpaire
- inflection of pairar:
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