arrière-
French
Etymology
From arrière.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ʁjɛʁ/
Prefix
arrière-
- Forms nouns (normally with a hyphen) from the adverb usage of arrière
- Great-; adding a generation of difference to a kin term
- arrière-grand-père ― great-grandfather
- arrière-arrière-petite-fille ― great-great-granddaughter
Derived terms
French terms prefixed with arrière-
Further reading
- “arrière-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.