lors

Franco-Provençal

Determiner

lors

1. plural of lor

Pronoun

lors

1. plural of lor

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French lors, from Old French lors, lores, from earlier lur, lor, from Vulgar Latin illā hōrā, from Latin ille + hōrā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔʁ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔʁ

Adverb

lors

1. then, at that time

Usage notes

Formerly also used by itself, now exclusively used in the combinations mentioned below.

Derived terms

• alors
• depuis lors
• dès lors
• lors de
• lors même que
• lorsque
• pour lors

See also

• quand

Further reading

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

Ladin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *orssos

Latin ursus

Ladin lors

Inherited from Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orssos. The initial l is added from a preceding definite article.

Noun

lors

1. bear

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French lors, from Vulgar Latin illā hōrā.

Adverb

lors

1. then, at that time

Descendants

• French: lors

Old French

Alternative forms

• lhors, lores, leurs, leus, lur, lor, lore, leure

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin illā hōrā, from Latin illā + hōrā + Old French -s (adverbial marker).

Adverb

lors

1. then, at that time

Descendants

• Middle French: lors
  • French: lors