"fessier" meaning in French

See fessier in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fɛ.sje/, /fe.sje/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-fessier.wav [France, Vosges] Forms: fessière [feminine], fessiers [masculine, plural], fessières [feminine, plural]
Etymology: From fesse (“buttock”) + -ier. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|fesse|-ier|t1=buttock}} fesse (“buttock”) + -ier Head templates: {{fr-adj}} fessier (feminine fessière, masculine plural fessiers, feminine plural fessières)
  1. (relational) buttocks, gluteal Tags: relational
    Sense id: en-fessier-fr-adj-GEytB9f5
  2. (anatomy) Specifically, of the buttocks' muscles
    Sense id: en-fessier-fr-adj-S88UK~zf Categories (other): Anatomy, French terms suffixed with -ier Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ier: 9 30 32 29 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: interfessier

Noun

IPA: /fɛ.sje/, /fe.sje/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-fessier.wav [France, Vosges] Forms: fessiers [plural]
Etymology: From fesse (“buttock”) + -ier. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|fesse|-ier|t1=buttock}} fesse (“buttock”) + -ier Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} fessier m (plural fessiers)
  1. the bottom as a whole Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fessier-fr-noun-IK1O0cFm Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -ier, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 3 7 55 35 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ier: 9 30 32 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 3 57 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 3 57 39
  2. One of several muscles in the buttocks Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fessier-fr-noun-oMXBo-uj Categories (other): French terms suffixed with -ier Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ier: 9 30 32 29

Inflected forms

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