Louvre

Meaning

Louvre

Concepts

Louvre

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/luvʁ/

Etymology

Of disputed origin:
* possibly from Latin Lupara, a name derived from lupus (“wolf”), as the first fortress of the Louvre was built on a place with such a name designating its area as a wolf hunting den.
* or of Germanic origin, such as Frankish; in an old Saxon-Latin gloss, Loëvar is translated as Castellum, related to Middle Low German lūren (“to watch over, lurk, spy”), from Proto-Germanic *lūraną, which is of uncertain origin, but possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“to see, shine”).
* possibly from Late Latin roboretum (“oak wood”), from Latin robur (“oak tree”), by analysis with the modern name of the Norman river Rouvre.

Sentences

Il devint capitaine de la garde du château du Louvre .

He became captain of the guard of the Louvre castle.

À cette époque , Gaston Brière est déjà attaché au Louvre .

At that time, Gaston Brière was already attached to the Louvre.