cheoir

== Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French cheoir, from Late Latin cadēre, from Latin cadĕre. === Verb === cheoir to fall ==== Synonyms ==== tomber === Noun === cheoir m (plural cheoirs) fall (instance of falling) ==== Descendants ==== French: choir == Old French == === Alternative forms === chedeir, chadeir, chadir, chedir, cadeir (archaic) cheeir, chaeir, chair, cheir, caeir chaoir, chaer, chaier, cheer, cheher, cheier, cheiir, cheire, cheioir, cher, chere, cheur, chier, choire cair, kair === Etymology === From Late Latin cadēre, from Latin cadĕre. === Pronunciation === (archaic) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəˈðei̯ɾ/, (western) /t͡ʃaˈðei̯ɾ/, (northern) /kaˈðei̯ɾ/ (classical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəˈoi̯ɾ/, (western) /t͡ʃaˈei̯ɾ/, (northern) /kaˈei̯ɾ/ (late) IPA(key): /ʃ(ə)ˈo̯ɛɾ/, (western) /ʃaˈeɾ/, (northern) /kaˈeɾ/ === Verb === cheoir to fall to fall out (become detached) (impersonal) to happen ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem chié distinct from the unstressed stem che, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Related terms ==== cheance ==== Descendants ==== Angevin: chair Champenois: cheur French: choir Gallo: chaeir, chair Norman: caeir, tcheir (Guernsey), tchaie (Jersey) Picard: quère Walloon: tchair === References === “Appendix E: Irregular Verbs” in E. Einhorn (1974), Old French: A Concise Handbook, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 151 chair on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub