lierre

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French liere, formed by rebracketing of the elided article l’ and iere m, itself from Latin hedera f, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (to seize, grasp, take). The change in gender can be explained as assimilating the more common masculine form for trees and shrubs in French.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ljɛʁ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -jɛʁ

Noun[edit]

lierre m (plural lierres)

  1. ivy

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