lamproie
French
Etymology
From Old French lamproie, from Medieval Latin lamprēda, of uncertain origin: possibly from Late Latin lampetra, from a combination of lambere ("lick") + petra ("stone"). Compare Spanish lamprea, Italian lampreda and Portuguese lampreia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɑ̃p.ʁwa/
- Homophone: lamproies
Noun
lamproie f (plural lamproies)
- lamprey (a fish)
Further reading
- “lamproie” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Old French
Noun
lamproie f (oblique plural lamproies, nominative singular lamproie, nominative plural lamproies)
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