loir

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French.

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loir (plural loirs)

  1. (dated) dormouse

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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).

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Noun[edit]

loir m (plural loirs)

  1. dormouse

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  • English: loir

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