lièvre

See also: lievre

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French lievre, from Old French lievre, from Latin leporem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ljɛvʁ/

• Audio:

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Noun

lièvre m (plural lièvres)

1. hare

Usage notes

Sometimes feminine in Meridional French by the influence from Occitan lèbre, or by analogy with other feminine nouns in -e.

Derived terms

• lever un lièvre
• lièvre arctique
• lièvre brun
• lièvre du Cap
• lièvre d’Europe
• lièvre européen

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• levier
• livrée
• réveil

Norman

Etymology

Inherited from Old French lievre, from Latin leporem.

Noun

lièvre m (plural lièvres)

1. (Jersey) hare