loir

See also: Loir

English

Etymology

From French.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɔɪə(ɹ)/
Rhymes: -ɔɪə(ɹ)

Noun

loir (plural loirs)

(dated) dormouse

Anagrams

Lori, roil

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lwaʁ/
Rhymes: -waʁ

Noun

loir m (plural loirs)

dormouse

Derived terms

dormir comme un loir

Further reading

“loir” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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