"pieu" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /pjø/ Audio: Fr-pieu.ogg Forms: pieux [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French pieu, a backformation from Old French peus, pex, nominative singular and oblique plural of pel, from Latin pālus (“post, stake”), from Proto-Italic *pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos, from *peh₂ǵ-. Doublet of pal, which is of either dialectal or learned origin. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|pieu|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French pieu, {{inh+|fr|frm|pieu}} Inherited from Middle French pieu, {{inh|fr|fro|peus, pex}} Old French peus, pex, {{inh|fr|la|pālus||post, stake}} Latin pālus (“post, stake”), {{inh|fr|itc-pro|*pākslos}} Proto-Italic *pākslos, {{inh|fr|ine-pro|*peh₂ǵ-slos}} Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos, {{doublet|fr|pal}} Doublet of pal Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|x}} pieu m (plural pieux)
  1. post, stake Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-pieu-fr-noun-GAX6k~75 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Walls and fences Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 25 Disambiguation of Walls and fences: 78 22
  2. (slang) bed, sack Tags: masculine, slang Synonyms: plumard
    Sense id: en-pieu-fr-noun-OWMuIrg1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pieuter

Inflected forms

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