pèr

See also: Appendix:Variations of "per"

Catalan

Alternative forms

• perc

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan pèr (“cauldron”), from Vulgar Latin *parium, from Transalpine Gaulish parios, from Proto-Celtic *kʷaryos. Cognate to Irish coire, Welsh pair.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pèr m (plural pèrs)

1. (archaic or dialectal) cauldron

   Synonym: caldera

Related terms

• perol

Further reading

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

Venetian

Etymology

Compare Italian paio

Noun

pèr m (plural pèri)

1. pair