plaie
French
Etymology
From Old French plaie, from Latin plāga. Cognate with Ancient Greek πληγή (plēgḗ, “wound”). Compare Italian piaga, Spanish llaga, Romanian plagă.
Pronunciation
audio (file) - IPA(key): /plɛ/
- Homophone: plaid
Synonyms
Further reading
- “plaie” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Old French
Alternative forms
- pleie (Anglo-Norman)
Noun
plaie f (oblique plural plaies, nominative singular plaie, nominative plural plaies)
- wound (damage to the body)
Descendants
- French: plaie
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