cher
See also: Cher, chèr, and 'cher
English
Noun
cher (plural chers)
- Alternative spelling of 'cher
Anagrams
- ECHR, EHRC, Rech
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- cheru
Etymology
From Latin pereō. Compare Romanian pieri, pier.
Verb
cher (past participle chiritã, cheritã)
- I perish, die.
- I disappear, vanish.
Synonyms
- (die): mor
Derived terms
- chiriri / chirire, cheriri / cherire,
- chirit, cherit
French
Etymology
From Middle French cher, from Old French cher, chier, from Latin cārum, accusative of cārus (“dear, valuable”), from Proto-Italic *kāros, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros, from *keh₂- (“to desire, to wish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɛʁ/
Audio (France, Paris) (file) - (Louisiana) IPA(key): [ʃæ]
- Rhymes: -ɛʁ
- Homophones: chaire, chaires, chair, chairs, chers, chère, chères
Adjective
cher (feminine chère, masculine plural chers, feminine plural chères)
- (before the noun) dear (beloved)
- (salutation of a letter) dear
- Chère Marie ― Dear Marie
- (after the noun) expensive
Adverb
cher
- dearly
- payer cher ― to pay dearly
- (Lyon, slang) super
Derived terms
- chèrement
- chérir
- cherté
- ne pas donner cher de la peau de
- payer cher
- prendre cher
Further reading
- “cher”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French
Adjective
cher m (oblique and nominative feminine singular chere)
- Alternative form of chier
Declension
Declension of cher
| Number | Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Subject | chers | chere | cher |
| Oblique | cher | |||
| Plural | Subject | cher | cheres | |
| Oblique | chers |