loir

See also: Loir

English

Etymology

From French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔɪə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪə(ɹ)

Noun

loir (plural loirs)

1. (dated) dormouse

Anagrams

• Lori, Lior, roil

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

• IPA^(key): /lwaʁ/
• Rhymes: -waʁ
• Homophone: Loire

Noun

loir m (plural loirs)

1. dormouse

Derived terms

• dormir comme un loir

Related terms

• lérot
• liron

Descendants

• → English: loir

Further reading

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