vouivre
French
Etymology
Variant of guivre (a form influenced by Germanic), from Old French guivre (cf. also the form wivre), from Latin vīpera. See also the borrowed doublet vipère.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vwivʁ/
Noun
vouivre f (plural vouivres)
- (mythology, heraldry) wyvern
- (mythology, regional) a mythical reptile said to inhabit Lorraine, Jura, and other regions of France
Further reading
- “vouivre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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