preu
See also: Pre-U
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Catalan preu, from Latin pretium, from Proto-Indo-European *preti- (“back”). Compare Occitan prètz, French prix.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈpɾɛw/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛw
Noun
preu m (plural preus)
- 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
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)
- 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.
- 1870, Denis Poulot, Le Sublime, page 88:
- (dated, schoolchild slang) the first to play (in a game)
- 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.
- (Can we date this quote?) H. Monnier, Scènes populaires, quoted in Rigaud, Dictionnaire d'argot moderne, page 313:
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
- brave; valiant, chivalrous
Declension
Declension of preu
Number | Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Subject | preux or preuz | not attested | preu |
Oblique | preu | |||
Plural | Subject | preu | not attested | |
Oblique | preux or preuz |
Descendants
- French: preux (from the oblique plural preux, preuz)