litière

French

Etymology

From lit +‎ -ière. Possibly corresponds to (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin lect(u)aria, from lect(u)arius, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin lectus. Compare Catalan llitera, Portuguese liteira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.tjɛʁ/

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Noun

litière f (plural litières)

1. litter (for cattle, cats); bedding (for horses)
2. litter (mode of transport)

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• literie