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Pere
Pere
(pēr)
, Noun.
A peer.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
Definition 2025
Pere
pere
pere
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *pereh.
Noun
pere (genitive pere, partitive peret)
Declension
Inflection of pere (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pere | pered |
| accusative | pere | pered |
| genitive | pere | perede |
| partitive | peret | peresid |
| illative | perre peresse |
peredesse |
| inessive | peres | peredes |
| elative | perest | peredest |
| allative | perele | peredele |
| adessive | perel | peredel |
| ablative | perelt | peredelt |
| translative | pereks | peredeks |
| terminative | pereni | peredeni |
| essive | perena | peredena |
| abessive | pereta | peredeta |
| comitative | perega | peredega |
Hungarian
Etymology
per + -e (“possessive suffix”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpɛrɛ]
- Hyphenation: pe‧re
Noun
pere
- third-person singular (single possession) possessive of per
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | pere | — |
| accusative | perét | — |
| dative | perének | — |
| instrumental | perével | — |
| causal-final | peréért | — |
| translative | perévé | — |
| terminative | peréig | — |
| essive-formal | pereként | — |
| essive-modal | peréül | — |
| inessive | perében | — |
| superessive | perén | — |
| adessive | perénél | — |
| illative | perébe | — |
| sublative | perére | — |
| allative | peréhez | — |
| elative | peréből | — |
| delative | peréről | — |
| ablative | perétől | — |
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From earlier pedre, from Latin pater, patrem.
Noun
pere m (oblique plural peres, nominative singular pere, nominative plural pere)
- father (male family member)
Proper noun
pere m
- (Christianity, may be capitalized) Father (God)
Descendants
Walloon
Etymology
From Old French pere, pedre, from Latin pater, patrem.
Noun
pere m (plural peres)