pé

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pe"

Champenois

Alternative forms

• piau

Etymology

Inherited from Old French pel, from Latin pellis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe/

Noun

pé f (plural pés)

1. (Troyen, Langrois, Rémois) skin

References

• Daunay, Jean (1998), Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne)‎^[4] (in French), Rumilly-lés-Vaudes
• Baudoin, Alphonse (1885), Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux‎^[5] (in French), Troyes

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛː]

Noun

pé n (indeclinable)

1. The name of the Latin script letter P/p.

Derived terms

• péčko

Further reading

• “pé”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “pé”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe/

• Audio (France (Agen)):

  (file)

Noun

pé m (plural pés)

1. The name of the Latin script letter P/p.

Galician

pé

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pee, from Latin pēs, pedem. Cognate with Portuguese pé, Asturian and Spanish pie, and Catalan peu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ/ [ˈpɛ]
• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Hyphenation: pé

Noun

pé m (plural pés)

1. foot, part of the body
2. bottom, base, end
3. (historical, measure) pie, Spanish foot, a former unit of length
   • 1459, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 441:

     Fernán Gonçalues de Lamella se obrigou de dar en nome do conçello de çidade d'Ourense çento táboas et quarenta madeyros en esta maneyra que se sige: las táboas que aja cada hua des pees do dito Fernán Garçía et de la anchura, segundo está aquí asinallada de maao a maao, et an de auer de gordo dous dedos et que sejan dereytas e chaas e boas e merchinas sen furados, et os quarenta madeyros an de seer en esta maneyra que se sige: de ancho como está asinallado de maao en maao et de alto a terçeera maao, et an de auer de longo dose pees ou mays, et destes madeyros ha de auer quatro que an de auer des et oyto pees en longo ou mays, se mays poderen auer, et estes madeyros an de seer de çerno de carballo et as táboas de castaño

     Fernán Gonzalvez de Lamela committed himself to give, in the name of the city council of Ourense, a hundred boards and forty planks, in this way: each one of the boards must be ten feet, of this Fernán García, in long; and in width as it is here consigned from hand to hand; and they should be two inches in thickness; and they should be straight and level and good without holes. And the forty planks must be made in this way: in width as it is consigned, from hand to hand, in high to the third hand; and they must have twelve feet or more in long; and of these planks four must be eighteen feet or more in long, as long as they can be made; and these planks must be made in oak heartwood, and the boards in chestnut.

4. vine
   • 1422, J. García Oro, editor, Viveiro en los siglos XIV y XV. La Colección Diplomática de Santo Domingo de Viveiro, Estudios Mindonienses, 3, page 82:

     Et avedesla de lavrar e provar de pees de bona fruge

     and you should work it and populate it with vines of good lineage

5. mill bedstone

Coordinate terms

• (unit of length): vara (3 pés), paso (5 pés), braza (6 pés)

Derived terms

• a pé quedo

Related terms

• peón

See also

• pe

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “pee”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “pé”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pé”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pé”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pé”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Ghomala'

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e)

Verb

pé alternate of bé

1. to take, to pick up

   Pé luŋgá! ― Take the bucket!

Derived terms

• pényə́
• pépé
• pétə́

References

• Erika Eichholzer et al., editors (2002), Dictionnaire Ghomala’ (in French)
• Gabriel Mba, Les extensions verbales en Ghomala' - Journal of West African Languages XXVI.1 (1996-97)

Hokkien

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of pé – see 靶 (“target; reins; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 靶).

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of pé – see 把 (“to hold; to grasp; to take; to control; to dominate; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 把).

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpeː]
• Hyphenation: pé
• Rhymes: -peː

Noun

pé

1. The name of the Latin script letter P/p.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	pé	pék
accusative	pét	péket
dative	pének	péknek
instrumental	pével	pékkel
causal-final	péért	pékért
translative	pévé	pékké
terminative	péig	pékig
essive-formal	péként	pékként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	pében	pékben
superessive	pén	péken
adessive	pénél	péknél
illative	pébe	pékbe
sublative	pére	pékre
allative	péhez	pékhez
elative	péből	pékből
delative	péről	pékről
ablative	pétől	péktől
non-attributive possessive – singular	péé	péké
non-attributive possessive – plural	pééi	pékéi

Possessive forms of pé

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	pém	péim
2nd person sing.	péd	péid
3rd person sing.	péje	péi
1st person plural	pénk	péink
2nd person plural	pétek	péitek
3rd person plural	péjük	péik

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) betű; a, á, bé, cé, csé, dé, dzé, dzsé, e, é, eff, gé, gyé, há, i, í, jé, ká, ell, ellipszilon / elly / ejj, emm, enn, enny, o, ó, ö, ő, pé, kú, err, ess, essz, té, tyé, u, ú, ü, ű, vé, dupla vé / vevé, iksz, ipszilon, zé, zsé. (See also: Latin script letters.)

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʰjɛː]

  Rhymes: -ɛː

Noun

pé n (genitive singular pés, nominative plural pé)

1. The name of the Latin script letter P/p.

Declension

Declension of pé (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pé	péið	pé	péin
accusative	pé	péið	pé	péin
dative	péi	péinu	péum	péunum
genitive	pés	pésins	péa	péanna

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʲeː/

Etymology 1

Contracted from cibé.

Pronoun

pé

1. synonym of cibé (“whatever, whoever”)

Determiner

pé

1. synonym of cibé (“whichever, whatever, what”)
   • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 196:

     Pé áit no pé tír go mbeidh stuidéir air, tair chugham-sa le scéala agus is maith é do luach saothair.

     Whatever place or whatever country he stays in, come to me with the news and your remuneration will be good.

Etymology 2

From Latin pē.

Noun

pé

1. The name of the Latin script letter p/P.

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) litir; á, bé, cé, dé, é, eif, gé, héis, í, jé, cá, eil, eim, ein, ó, pé, cú, ear, eas, té, ú, vé, wae, ex, yé, zae
• Note: The English names are also widely used by Irish speakers.

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese pé.

Noun

pé

1. foot
2. stalk

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

From French peut (“can”).

Verb

pé

1. to be able

References

• Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

Mandan

Noun

pé

1. louse

References

• Ryan Kasak (2024), A Grammar of Mandan, Language Science Press, →DOI, →ISBN

Norman

Etymology 1

From Old French peil, from Latin pilus from Proto-Indo-European *pil- (“one string of hair”).

Noun

pé m (uncountable)

1. (Jersey, anatomy) body hair
2. (Jersey) fur

Synonyms

• pouail

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

pé f (uncountable)

1. (Jersey) skin

Old French

Noun

pé oblique singular, m (oblique plural pez, nominative singular pez, nominative plural pé)

1. (Anglo-Norman) alternative form of pié

References

• “pé_1”, in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, 2nd edition, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: Aberystwyth University, 2001–2026.

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ/
• Rhymes: -e

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-rape/*pe, from Proto-Tupian *jape/*pe.

Noun

pé (possessable, IId class pluriform, absolute pé, R1 rapé, R2 sapé, R3 o apé)

1. path; way

   Xe ruba rapé

   My father's path

Usage notes

• The word pé is used when referring to who goes through the path, who "owns" it — e.g. tatu rapé (“armadillo's path”); piara is used when referring to where the path leads to — e.g. ybaka piara (“the path to heaven”).

Derived terms

• 'y rapé
• pe kugûapaba
• pe pukuî
• pemirĩ
• peîoasapaba
• tapi'irapé

Descendants

• Nheengatu: pé, rapé, sapé

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pe, from Proto-Tupian *pe.

Noun

pé (possessable)

1. shell; carapace (protective covering of a turtle)

   Synonym: apé

2. scale (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals, particularly fish and reptiles)
3. bark (exterior covering of a tree)

   Synonym: apé

4. scab (incrustation over a sore)

Adjective

pé (noun form pé)

1. shelly
2. scaly

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

• pe'e

Verb

pé (first-person singular active indicative aîopé, first-person singular negative active indicative n'aîopéî, noun pé) (transitive)

1. to heat

   Synonym: moakub

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pé (transitive, monosyllabic, oral vowel ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi verbs)

Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.

Causative	peukar
Causative-comitative	eropé
Reflexive	îepé
Deverbals
-ba'e	oîopeba'e
emi-	emimé / mimé
-pyr(a)	i pepyra
-sab(a)	peaba / pesaba
-sar(a)	peara / pesara
	Singular		Singular and Plural	Plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person exclusive	1st person inclusive	2nd person
Verbal forms
Active
Indicative	aîopé	ereîopé	oîopé	oroîopé	îaîopé	peîopé
Permissive	t'aîopé	t'ereîopé	t'oîopé	t'oroîopé	t'îaîopé	ta peîopé
Imperative		eîopé				peîopé
Negative indicative	n'aîopéî	n'ereîopéî	n'oîopéî	n'oroîopéî	n'îaîopéî	na peîopéî
Negative permissive	t'aîopé umẽ	t'ereîopé umẽ	t'oîopé umẽ	t'oroîopé umẽ	t'îaîopé umẽ	ta peîopé umẽ
Negative imperative		eîopé umẽ				peîopé umẽ
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	pé
Negative	pee'yma
Gerund
Affirmative	xe pébo	nde pébo	i pébo	oré pébo	îandé pébo	pe pébo
Negative	xe pee'yma	nde pee'yma	i pee'yma	oré pee'yma	îandé pee'yma	pe pee'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	xe péû		i péû	oré péû	îandé péû
Negative	xe pee'ymi		i pee'ymi	oré pee'ymi	îandé pee'ymi

Etymology 4

Postposition

pé

1. clipping of supé

Further reading

• Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “(a)pé”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil ] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, pages 44–45
• Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “pé”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil ] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 375, columns 1–2

Portuguese

pé

Alternative forms

• pè (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pee, from Latin pedem. Cognate with Galician pé, Asturian and Spanish pie, and Catalan peu

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ/

• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Hyphenation: pé

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

  (file)

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

  (file)

Noun

pé m (plural pés)

1. (anatomy) foot, part of the human body
2. (zoology) foot, part of the body of some terrestrial animals
3. (geography) foot (lower part of a slope)

   Synonyms: falda, sopé, base

4. (printing) foot (the bottom of a page)

   Synonym: rodapé

5. (figurative) footing
6. leg (rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object)
7. riser (the vertical part of a step on a staircase)

   Synonym: espelho

8. (historical, measure) Portuguese foot, a former unit of length equivalent to about 33.6 cm
9. (measure) English or American foot
10. (followed by de) plant, stalk; tree
11. (wine) grape pomace

    Synonym: bagaço

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:pé.

Coordinate terms

• (Portuguese unit of length): ponto (¹⁄₁₇₂₈ pé), linha (¹⁄₁₄₄ pé), grau (¹⁄₇₂ pé), dedo (¹⁄₁₈ pé), polegada (¹⁄₁₂ pé), palmo (²⁄₃ pé), côvado (2 pés), vara (3+¹⁄₃ pés), passo (5 pés), toesa (6 pés), braça (6+²⁄₃ pés)
• (English unit of length): polegada (¹⁄₁₂ pé), jarda (3 pés)

Derived terms

• a pé
• a sete pés
• acordar com os pés de fora
• ao pé
• ao pé da letra
• ao pé de
• contrapé
• em pé
• em pé de guerra
• em pé de igualdade
• estar com os pés na cova
• ir num pé e voltar no outro
• meter os pés pelas mãos
• não arredar pé
• pé ante pé
• pé chato
• pé de anjo
• pé de cabra
• pé de chumbo
• pé de galinha
• pé de moleque
• pé de valsa
• pé na tábua
• pé no chão
• pé-de-cabra
• pé-de-chumbo
• pé-de-galinha
• pé-de-meia
• pé-direito
• pebol
• pegar no pé
• pezão
• pezinho
• pezito
• pezudo
• pontapé
• rodapé
• sopé
• trocar os pés pelas mãos

Related terms

• bípede
• centopeia
• futebol
• octópode
• peão
• pedágio
• pedal
• pedalada
• pedalar
• pedestal
• pedestre
• pedonal
• pedúnculo
• pegada
• peia
• pião
• podo-
• podómetro
• quadrúpede
• tripé

Descendants

• → Burmese: ပေ (pe)

See also

• milha, légua

Further reading

• “pé”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “pé”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “pé”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026

Romagnol

Alternative forms

• pi

Noun

pé m or f (invariable)

1. The name of the Latin script letter P/p.

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) lètra; a, bé, cé, dé, e, ëffe, ge, àcca / àca, i, i lóng, càpa, ëlle, èmme, ènne, o, pé, cu, ërre, ësse, té, u, vé, dópi vé / dópi vu / vu dópi, ics, i gréc / ìpsilon, zéta