preu

See also: Pre-U

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈpɾɛw]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛw

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Catalan preu, from pre-literary */ˈpɾɛt͡s/, from Latin pretium.

Noun

preu m (plural preus)

1. price

Derived terms

Derived terms

• a preu fet
• no tenir preu
• preu de cost
• preu just
• preu per preu, sabates grosses
• preu unitari

Related terms

• apreciar
• prear
• preciós

Etymology 2

Verb

preu

1. (Balearic, Alghero) first-person singular present indicative of preuar

References

• “preu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “preu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

Shortened from premier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁø/

• Audio (Paris):

  (file)

Noun

preu m (plural preux)

1. the first
   • 1870, Denis Poulot, Le Sublime, page 88:

     Il n’y a pas de danger qu’on le renvoie, lui le preu des tourneurs de la capitale.

     There's no danger that he will be sent back, he being the first of the tourneurs of the capital.

   • 1879, Jules Vallès, L’Enfant, page 274:

     Il était le premier en dissertation, mon père n’était que le second, mais mon père redevenait le preu en vers latins.

     He was first place in essay-writing, my father was only second place, but my father become the first again in Latin poetry.

2. (dated, schoolchild slang) the first to play (in a game)
3. the second floor (of a building)
   • (Can we date this quote?) H. Monnier, Scènes populaires, quoted in Rigaud, Dictionnaire d'argot moderne, page 313:

     Tiens! v’là l’bijoutier du no10 qui n’s’embête pas, lui; il vous a loué tout son preu.

     Look! There, the jeweler at number 10 isn't annoyed; he leased to you his whole second floor.

Further reading

• “preu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin prōde. Doublet of pro, after specialization in the context of battle.

Adjective

preu

1. brave; valiant, chivalrous

Declension

	Case	masculine	feminine	neuter
singular	subject	preux or preuz	not attested	preu
	oblique	preu			not attested	preu
plural	subject	preu	not attested		preu
	oblique	preux or preuz			not attested	preu

Descendants

• French: preux (from the oblique plural preux, preuz)