Pierre

See also: pierre, pièrre, and Pièrre

English

Pronunciation

For the men's name

• (General American) IPA^(key): /piˈɛɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)

For the capital of South Dakota

• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɪɹ/, [pʰi(ə)ɹ]

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
• Homophone: pier

Proper noun

Pierre

1. A male given name from French, of occasional usage, equivalent to English Peter.
2. The capital city of South Dakota, United States, and the county seat of Hughes County.

Derived terms

• Fort Pierre
• Pierre Robin sequence
• Pouligny-Saint-Pierre

Translations

male given name

• Arabic: بيير m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 皮埃爾／皮埃尔 (zh) (Pí'āi'ěr)

• Greek: Πιερ (el) (Pier)
• Japanese: ピエール (Piēru)
• Portuguese: Pierre (pt) m

capital city of South Dakota

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 皮爾／皮尔 (Pí'ěr)

• Latin: Petropolis f
• Portuguese: Pierre (pt) f

See also

• Lapierre

 

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra) (compare pierre (“stone, rock”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjɛʁ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -jɛʁ

Proper noun

Pierre m

1. Peter (biblical character)
   • Matthieu 16:18:

     Et moi, je te dis que tu es Pierre, et que sur cette pierre je bâtirai mon Église.

     And I say unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church.

2. a male given name traditionally popular in France
   • 1862, Victor Hugo, chapter 2, in Les Misérables, Tome I : Fantine, book 4; republished as Isabel F. Hapgood, transl., 1887:

     Il n’est pas rare aujourd’hui que le garçon bouvier se nomme Arthur, Alfred ou Alphonse, et que le vicomte — s’il y a encore des vicomtes — se nomme Thomas, Pierre ou Jacques. Ce déplacement qui met le nom « élégant » sur le plébéien et le nom campagnard sur l’aristocrate n’est autre chose qu’un remous d’égalité. L’irrésistible pénétration du souffle nouveau est là comme en tout.

     It is not rare for the neatherd's boy nowadays to bear the name of Arthur, Alfred, or Alphonse, and for the vicomte--if there are still any vicomtes--to be called Thomas, Pierre, or Jacques. This displacement, which places the "elegant" name on the plebeian and the rustic name on the aristocrat, is nothing else than an eddy of equality. The irresistible penetration of the new inspiration is there as everywhere else.

3. a surname originating as a patronymic

Derived terms

• attacher Pierre avec Paul
• déshabiller Pierre pour habiller Paul

Related terms

• male given names: Jean-Pierre, Pierre-Marie
• female given names: Marie-Pierre, Perrine, Pierrette

See also

• Lapierre

 

Anagrams

• prière

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpijɛr]
• Hyphenation: Pi‧erre
• Rhymes: -ɛr

Proper noun

Pierre

1. Pierre

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Pierre	Pierre-ek
accusative	Pierre-t	Pierre-eket
dative	Pierre-nek	Pierre-eknek
instrumental	Pierre-rel	Pierre-ekkel
causal-final	Pierre-ért	Pierre-ekért
translative	Pierre-ré	Pierre-ekké
terminative	Pierre-ig	Pierre-ekig
essive-formal	Pierre-ként	Pierre-ekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Pierre-ben	Pierre-ekben
superessive	Pierre-en	Pierre-eken
adessive	Pierre-nél	Pierre-eknél
illative	Pierre-be	Pierre-ekbe
sublative	Pierre-re	Pierre-ekre
allative	Pierre-hez	Pierre-ekhez
elative	Pierre-ből	Pierre-ekből
delative	Pierre-ről	Pierre-ekről
ablative	Pierre-től	Pierre-ektől
non-attributive possessive - singular	Pierre-é	Pierre-eké
non-attributive possessive - plural	Pierre-éi	Pierre-ekéi

Possessive forms of Pierre
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Pierre-em	Pierre-jeim
2nd person sing.	Pierre-ed	Pierre-jeid
3rd person sing.	Pierre-je	Pierre-jei
1st person plural	Pierre-ünk	Pierre-jeink
2nd person plural	Pierre-etek	Pierre-jeitek
3rd person plural	Pierre-jük	Pierre-jeik

Middle French

Proper noun

Pierre

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Peter

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French Pierre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈɛ.ʁi/ [pɪˈɛ.hi], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjɛ.ʁi/ [ˈpjɛ.hi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈɛ.ʁi/ [pɪˈɛ.hi], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjɛ.ʁi/ [ˈpjɛ.hi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /piˈɛ.ʁi/ [pɪˈɛ.χi], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjɛ.ʁi/ [ˈpjɛ.χi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈɛ.ʁe/ [pɪˈɛ.he], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjɛ.ʁe/ [ˈpjɛ.he]

Proper noun

Pierre m

1. a male given name from French, equivalent to English Pierre

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English Pierre.

Proper noun

Pierre f

1. Pierre (a city, the state capital of South Dakota, United States)

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -æːr

Proper noun

Pierre c (genitive Pierres)

1. a male given name borrowed from French