preiere
Friulian
Alternative forms
- prejere (alternative orthography)
Etymology
From Old French preiere, from Early Medieval Latin precāria, derived from Latin precem.
Noun
preiere f (plural preieris)
Synonyms
Related terms
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Early Medieval Latin precāria.
Noun
preiere oblique singular, f (oblique plural preieres, nominative singular preiere, nominative plural preieres)
Related terms
Descendants
- French: prière
- Norman: préière, périère, priéthe
- Walloon: priyîre
- → Friulian: preiere
- → Middle English: preiere
- English: prayer
- → Occitan: preièra, prièra
- → Sicilian: prijera
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “prĕcaria”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 9: Placabilis–Pyxis, page 339