Loire
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈlwɑː(ɹ)/, /ləˈwɑː(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
Proper noun
[edit]Loire
- The longest river in France.
- One of the departments in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Capital: Saint-Étienne
Derived terms
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[edit]river
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department
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Loire f
- Loire (a department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)
- Loire (a major river in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Centre-Val de Loire and Pays de la Loire regions, France)
Derived terms
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[edit]Proper noun
[edit]die Loire f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Loire)
Portuguese
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[edit]Loire m
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- en:Rivers in France
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- fr:Departments of France
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- fr:Rivers in France
- fr:Rivers in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- fr:Rivers in Centre-Val de Loire
- fr:Rivers in Pays de la Loire
- fr:Places in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- fr:Places in Centre-Val de Loire
- fr:Places in Pays de la Loire
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- pt:Rivers in France
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