ivre

See also: ívre

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French yvre, inherited from Latin ēbrius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ivʁ/

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Adjective

ivre (plural ivres)

1. (formal) drunk, inebriated (by alcohol)

   Synonyms: saoul, (colloquial) parti, picolé, bourré, beurré

2. (figurative) drunk, intoxicated, overwhelmed

   ivre de bonheur ― drunk with happiness

   ivre de malheur ― drunk with grief

   ivre d’amour ― drunk with love

Derived terms

• ivre mort

Related terms

• ivraie

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• rive, rivé
• vire, viré

Norman

Etymology

Inherited from Old French yvre, from Latin ēbrius.

Adjective

ivre m or f

1. (Jersey) drunk

   Synonyms: bédé-ouinne, blindé, bragi, bringuesingue, chonmé, en bouaisson, envitoué, gâté d'béthe, gris, souîn, soûl

Derived terms

• ivrément (“drunkenly”)

Related terms

• ivrouongn'nie (“drunkenness”)

Old Occitan

FWOTD – 26 March 2019

Alternative forms

• yvre

Etymology

From Latin ēbrius.

Adjective

ivre

1. drunk
   • c. 1110, Guilhèm de Peitieus, Canso:

     E no m’en tengatz per yvre / S’ieu ma bona dompna am [...].

     And she doesn't take me for drunk if I love my good lady.