lebre

See also: lèbre

Galician

Etymology

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Latin leporem

Old Galician-Portuguese lebre

Galician lebre

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lebre, from Latin leporem. First attested in the 13th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛbɾe/ [ˈlɛ.β̞ɾɪ]
• Rhymes: -ɛbɾe
• Hyphenation: le‧bre

Noun

lebre f (plural lebres)

1. hare

Derived terms

• Laboreiro
• Leboreiro
• Leboreira
• lebreiro
• lebrel

See also

• coello

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “lebre”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “lebre”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “lebre”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “lebre”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lebre”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Further reading

• “lebre”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “lebre”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

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Latin leporem

Old Galician-Portuguese lebre

Portuguese lebre

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lebre, from Latin leporem.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.bɾi/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.bɾɨ/ [ˈlɛ.βɾɨ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.bɾɨ/ [ˈlɛ.βɾɨ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.bɾɨ/

• Hyphenation: le‧bre

Noun

lebre f (plural lebres, masculine lebrão, masculine plural lebrões)

1. hare

Derived terms

• lebracho
• lebrada
• lebrão
• lebré
• lebre-da-patagónia
• lebre-de-granada
• lebre-do-mar
• lebre-ibérica
• lebreiro
• tomar gato por lebre

Derived terms

• lepórida
• leporídeo
• leporino

See also

• coelho

Further reading

• “lebre”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026