loir

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See also: Loir

English

Etymology

From French.

Pronunciation

Noun

loir (plural loirs)

  1. (dated) dormouse

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French loir, leir, lère, from Vulgar Latin *glirem, from Classical Latin glīrem. Compare Spanish lirón. Cf. also similar loss of initial Latin 'g-' in Old French luissel (from *globuscellum), lemoissel (from *glomiscellum).

Pronunciation

Noun

loir m (plural loirs)

  1. dormouse

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: loir

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