lair

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
2. A shed or shelter for domestic animals.
3. (figuratively) A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain; a refuge, retreat, haven or hideaway.
4. (British, dialectal) A bed or resting place.
5. (Scotland) A grave; a cemetery plot.
6. A group where pickup artists meet to discuss and practise seduction techniques.

Verb

1. (British) To rest; to dwell.
2. (British) To lay down.
3. (British) To bury.

Verb

1. (Scotland, transitive) To mire.
2. (Scotland, intransitive) To become mired.

Conceptos

guarida

madriguera

nido

querencia

cubil

estrato

tongada

yacimiento

caverna

escondedero

escondrijo

antro

yacija

🛏️

cama

🛏️

capa

cueva

escondite

Sinónimos

den

nest

hole

🕳️

burrow

nidus

cave

hideout

retreat

hideaway

sett

hangout

bed

🛏️

base

couch

🛋️

wallow

covert

layer

lodge

stratum

warren

breeding place

bandit’s den

criminal association

bag

thieves’ den

band

berth

bowl

box

📦

cavern

drey

earth

encampment

haunt

herd

hiding-place

hive

holt

home

🏠

lay

Traducciones

tanière

antre

tana

Höhle

φωλιά

nid

covo

terrier

Nest

κούρνια

λημέρι

lagern

gisement

Bau

hol

🕳️

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/lɛə/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: leir

Heredado de inglés antiguo: leġer

Cognado con islandés: leir

In summary

From Middle English leir, leire, lair, lare, from Old English leġer (“couch, bed”), from Proto-Germanic *legrą, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.