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verre.

glass (substance)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/vɛʁ/

  1. glass (substance)

    masculine · uncountable · usually
    verre de couleur

  2. glass (substance) symbol of fragility

    masculine · uncountable · usually
    Ça casse comme le verre.

  3. glass (substance) symbol of transparency

    masculine · uncountable · usually
    Une maison de verre.

  4. Object of this substance lens, glass

    countable · masculine
    un verre de lunettes
    un verre grossissant

  5. Object of this substance glass (drinking vessel)

    countable · masculine
    un verre en cristal

  6. Object of this substance the content of such a vessel

    countable · masculine
    On va boire un verre!
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed-der. Proto-Indo-European *wedrom Proto-Italic *wedrom? Latin vitrum Old French voirre Middle French voirre French verre Inherited from Middle French voirre (most probably pronounced /ˈvwɛːrə/), from Old French voirre, from Latin vitrum. Doublet of vitre. The irregular evolution of /wɛ/ into /ɛ/ in this word is "early but normal after labials"; the influence of derivatives with an etymological first-syllable /ɛ/ may also be relevant. Compare François vs. Français, roide vs. raide.

verb/vɛʁ/

  1. inflection of verrer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of verrer: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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