pièce de théâtre in French

IPA: /pjɛs də te.atʁ/, /pjɛs də te.ɑtʁ/ Forms: pièces de théâtre [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Literally "piece of theatre." Pièce is derived from Latin pettia, which in turn comes from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis via Gaulish. Théâtre is derived from theatrum, which in turn comes from Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”). Etymology templates: {{m|la|pettia}} pettia, {{m|cel-pro|*kʷezdis}} *kʷezdis, {{m|la|theatrum}} theatrum, {{m|grc|θέατρον||a place for viewing}} θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} pièce de théâtre f (plural pièces de théâtre)

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/pjɛs də te.atʁ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pjɛs də te.ɑtʁ/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "pièces de théâtre"
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/pjɛs də te.atʁ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pjɛs də te.ɑtʁ/"
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    }
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"pièce de théâtre" meaning in French

Noun

Inflected forms