plusieurs

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French plusors, from Vulgar Latin *plūsiōres, alteration of Late Latin plūriōres (by influence from plūs), from Latin plūres.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ply.zjœʁ/

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• Rhymes: -œʁ

Adjective

plusieurs (plural only)

1. several, many, a lot
   • 1991, “Qui a le droit...”, Patrick Bruel, Gérard Presgurvic (lyrics), Patrick Bruel (music):

     'Y a plusieurs dieux, mais 'y a qu'un seul soleil.

     There are many gods, but there's only one Sun.

Derived terms

• avoir plusieurs cordes à son arc
• il y a plusieurs façons de plumer un canard

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: plizyè
• Louisiana Creole: plisiers

Further reading

• “plusieurs”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012