cher

== English == === Noun === cher (plural chers) Alternative spelling of 'cher. === Anagrams === ECHR, Rech, Herc, EHRC == Aromanian == === Alternative forms === cheru, chier === Etymology === From Latin pereō. Compare Romanian pier(i). === Verb === cher (participle chiritã, cheritã) to perish, die to disappear, vanish ==== Synonyms ==== (die): mor ==== Derived terms ==== chiriri / chirire, cheriri / cherire, chirit, cherit == Cornish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English cheer. === Noun === cher m (plural cheryow) cheer, mood, state of mind ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === “cher” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French cher, from Old French cher, chier, from Latin cārum (“dear, valuable”), from Proto-Italic *kāros, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros, from *keh₂- (“to desire, to wish”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃɛʁ/ (Louisiana) IPA(key): [ʃæɾ], [ʃæː] Rhymes: -ɛʁ Homophones: chaire, chaires, chair, chairs, chers, chère, chères === Noun === cher m (plural chers, feminine chère) (Louisiana, endearing) dear, honey, hon ==== Usage notes ==== Per LaFleur (1999), cher is French Louisiana's favorite term of endearment. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Louisiana Creole: shèr, shè, shær, shæ → English: sha === Adjective === cher (feminine chère, masculine plural chers, feminine plural chères) (before the noun) dear, beloved (after the noun) expensive, costly ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: chè Louisiana Creole: shèr, shè, shær, shæ === Adverb === cher dearly payer cher ― to pay dearly (Lyon, slang) super ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Louisiana Creole: shèr, shè, shær, shæ === References === === Further reading === “cher”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN) == Old French == === Adjective === cher m (oblique and nominative feminine singular chere) alternative form of chier ==== Declension ====