Masculine
loisir
Meaning
leisure, hobby
Concepts
leisure activities
Synonyms
temps de loisir
activité de loisir
loisir en forêt
temps disponible
Translations
ocio
Freizeit
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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