lèvre

See also: levre

French

Etymology

From Middle French lévre, leffre, from Old French levre, leffre, *lawra (“lip”), from the confluence of Vulgar Latin labra, originally a neuter plural of Latin labrum (“lip”), from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang down, droop”) and Old Frankish *lepor, *leffur (“lip”), from Proto-Germanic *lepuraz, *lepuzaz (“lip”), from the same Proto-Indo-European root, related to Old High German leffur (“lip”). More at lip.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛvʁ/
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Noun

lèvre f (plural lèvres)

  1. lip

Derived terms

  • pendu à ses lèvres

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Etymology

From Old French levre, leffre, *lawra (“lip”), from the confluence of Vulgar Latin labra, originally a neuter plural of Latin labrum (“lip”), from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang down, droop”) and Old Frankish *lepor, *leffur (“lip”), from Proto-Germanic *lepuraz, *lepuzaz (“lip”), from the same Proto-Indo-European root.

Noun

lèvre f (plural lèvres)

  1. lip
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