loir

See also: Loir

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔɪə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪə(ɹ)

Noun

loir (plural loirs)

1. (dated) dormouse

Anagrams

• Lori, roil

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French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin glis, gliris, from Classical Latin glīs, glīris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lwaʁ/
• Rhymes: -waʁ

Noun

loir m (plural loirs)

1. dormouse

Derived terms

• dormir comme un loir

Further reading

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