Masculine
loisir
Meaning
leisure, hobby
Concepts
leisure activities
Synonyms
temps de loisir
activité de loisir
loisir en forêt
temps disponible
Translations
ocio
Freizeit
tempo libero
oci
ελεύθερος χρόνος
otium
tempos livres
vrije tijdFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/lwa.ziʁ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French loisir, from Latin licēre, infinitive of licet. The final -ir < Latin -ēre is regular and results from the palatalization of the preceding -c- to *[d͡zʲ], as in gésir, moisir, plaisir.
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