"compère" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: compères [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French compère. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|compère}} French compère Head templates: {{en-noun}} compère (plural compères)
  1. (chiefly British) Alternative form of compere. Tags: British, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: compere
    Sense id: en-compère-en-noun-G6U37dg9 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 48 19 20 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 19 20 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Verb [English]

Forms: compères [present, singular, third-person], compèring [participle, present], compèred [participle, past], compèred [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from French compère. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|compère}} French compère Head templates: {{en-verb}} compère (third-person singular simple present compères, present participle compèring, simple past and past participle compèred)
  1. Alternative form of compere. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: compere
    Sense id: en-compère-en-verb-G6U37dg9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Noun [French]

IPA: /kɔ̃.pɛʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-compère.wav Forms: compères [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛʁ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French comper, from Old French comper, conper, from Late Latin compatrem (“godfather”), from Latin com- + pater. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|comper|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French comper, {{inh+|fr|frm|comper}} Inherited from Middle French comper, {{inh|fr|fro|comper}} Old French comper, {{inh|fr|LL.|compater|compatrem|godfather}} Late Latin compatrem (“godfather”), {{inh|fr|la|com-}} Latin com- Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} compère m (plural compères)
  1. partner, accomplice Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-compère-fr-noun-Cr7iZkTt Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Male family members Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Male family members: 52 48
  2. (obsolete) the godfather of one's child or the father of one's godchild Tags: masculine, obsolete Coordinate_terms: commère
    Sense id: en-compère-fr-noun-Soy9E1jU Categories (other): Male family members Disambiguation of Male family members: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: compérage Related terms: père
Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 0 0

Inflected forms

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    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-compère.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a1/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-comp%C3%A8re.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-comp%C3%A8re.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a1/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-comp%C3%A8re.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-comp%C3%A8re.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛʁ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "compère"
}

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