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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French lor, from Latin illōrum, genitive masculine plural of ille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lœʁ/

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• Homophones: leurre, leurrent, leurres, leurs
• Rhymes: -œʁ

Pronoun

leur m pl or f pl

1. (personal, indirect) (to) them

   Je leur ai donné un coup de main.

   I gave them a hand.

Determiner

leur (plural leurs)

1. their

   Je peux voir leur maison d’ici.

   I can see their house from here.

Derived terms

• le leur
• leurdit

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• relu

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French lor.

Pronoun

leur

1. (object pronoun) them

Descendants

• French: leur