lièvre
See also: lievre
French
Etymology
From Middle French lievre, from Old French lievre, levre, from Latin leporem, accusative of lepus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ljɛvʁ/
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Usage notes
Sometimes feminine in Meridional French by the influence from Occitan lèbre, or by analogy with other feminine nouns in -e.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “lièvre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
From Old French lievre, levre, from Latin lepus, leporem.
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