foire
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See also: foiré
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Old French foire from a Vulgar Latin *fēria from the classical Latin noun fēriae.
Noun[edit]
foire f (plural foires)
- a fair, an exposition
- artisans' market
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Turkish: fuar
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
foire f (plural foires)
Verb[edit]
foire
- inflection of foirer:
Further reading[edit]
- “foire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a Vulgar Latin *fēria, from the classical Latin plural noun fēriae.
Noun[edit]
foire oblique singular, f (oblique plural foires, nominative singular foire, nominative plural foires)
- celebration
- c. 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:
- Quant la foire iert plainne au Lendi
- When the celebration was in full swing on Monday
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (foire, supplement)
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
foire f (plural foiri)
Declension[edit]
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