Loire

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Etymology

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From French Loire, from Latin Liger, itself borrowed from the native Gaulish name of the river, from *liga (silt, sediment, deposit, alluvium) (see also French lie, English lees), from Proto-Celtic *legyā, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (to lie, lay), the same source as many words in English such as lie, ledge, etc.

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Loire

  1. The longest river in France.
  2. One of the departments in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Capital: Saint-Étienne

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin Liger, itself borrowed from the native Gaulish name of the river, from *liga (silt, sediment, deposit, alluvium) (see also French lie, English lees), from Proto-Celtic *legyā, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (to lie, lay), the same source as many words in English such as lie, ledge, etc.

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Loire f

  1. Loire (a department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)
  2. Loire (a major river in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Centre-Val de Loire and Pays de la Loire regions, France)

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: Loira
  • English: Loire
  • Polish: Loara
  • Spanish: Loira

German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lo̯aːr/, [loˈaː(ɐ̯)]
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die Loire f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Loire)

  1. Loire (a river in France)

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Loire m

  1. Loire (a river in France)