écrier

French

Etymology

From Middle French escrier, from Old French escrier (“to scream, cry out”), partially from es- (“out”) +‎ crier (“to cry, shout, scream”), and partially from Frankish *skrīan (“to yell, scream, call out, shout”), from Proto-Germanic *skrīhaną (“to cry out”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerey- (“to scream, caw”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.kʁi.je/
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Verb

écrier

  1. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to exclaim
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to yell, scream

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