"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 Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-compère-en-noun-qwnbt3Zz Disambiguation of People: 51 49 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 86 14

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 Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-compère-en-verb-qwnbt3Zz Disambiguation of People: 51 49

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, {{m|fro|conper}} conper, {{inh|fr|LL.|compater|compatrem|godfather}} Late Latin compatrem (“godfather”), {{inh|fr|la|com-}} Latin com-, {{m|la|pater}} pater Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} compère m (plural compères)
  1. partner, accomplice Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Family
    Sense id: en-compère-fr-noun-Cr7iZkTt Disambiguation of Family: 55 45 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. (obsolete) the godfather of one's child or the father of one's godchild Tags: masculine, obsolete Categories (topical): Family, Male family members
    Sense id: en-compère-fr-noun-Soy9E1jU Disambiguation of Family: 55 45 Disambiguation of Male family members: 34 66 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: compérage Related terms: père

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Middle French comper, from Old French comper, conper, from Late Latin compatrem (“godfather”), from Latin com- + pater.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "compères",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "compère m (plural compères)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "père"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "partner, accomplice"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "partner",
          "partner"
        ],
        [
          "accomplice",
          "accomplice"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: commère"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the godfather of one's child or the father of one's godchild"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "godfather",
          "godfather"
        ],
        [
          "godchild",
          "godchild"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) the godfather of one's child or the father of one's godchild"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ̃.pɛʁ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛʁ"
    },
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      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "compère"
}

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