pieuvre

== French == === Etymology === From Guernsey Norman pieuvre (introduced or popularised by Victor Hugo ca. 1866; cf. also Old Northern French puerve). Ultimately from Latin polypūs (via *pueleve, *puelve, *pueuve, *pieuve, with the same /w/ > /j/ dissimilation as in yeux), from Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous, “several feet”). Doublet of poulpe. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pjœvʁ/ Rhymes: -œvʁ Homophone: pieuvres === Noun === pieuvre f (plural pieuvres) octopus Synonym: poulpe ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: pyèv → Italian: piovra === Further reading === “pieuvre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norman == === Alternative forms === peuvre (alternative Guernsey form) pievre (alternative Guernsey form) pövr (Sark) === Etymology === From Old Northern French puerve, from Latin polypus, from Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous, “several feet”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === pieuvre f (plural pieuvres) (Jersey, Guernsey) octopus