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Latin
Etymology
Probably related to limpidus (“clear, transparent”), from an analogous formation: languidus : languor = limpidus : limpor.[1]
However, lymphor might be an earlier form; in that case, the term would originate from a blend of lympha (“clear river-water”) and liquor (“a clear liquid”).
Pronunciation
Noun
limpor m (genitive limpōris); third declension
- a clear liquid
Declension
Third-declension noun.
References
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 342
Swedish
Noun
limpor
- indefinite plural of limpa