pecaire
Occitan
Alternative forms
- pechaire (Limousin, Vivaro-Alpine, Auvergne)
Etymology
Inherited from Latin peccātor. Doublet of pecador, which is from the accusative peccātōrem. By surface analysis, pecar + -aire
Pronunciation
Adjective
pecaire m (feminine singular pecaira, masculine plural pecaires, feminine plural pecairas)
Noun
pecaire m (plural pecaires, feminine pecaira, feminine plural pecairas)
Interjection
pecaire
- Used to express compassion
Descendants
Further reading
- Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana[1], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025
- https://dicodoc.eu/fr/dictionnaires?q=p%C3%A9cheur%2C+-eresse
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “pĕccare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 8: Patavia–Pix, page 99