Masculine

loir

dormouse

Frequency

41k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/lwaʁ/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old French loir, leir, lère, from Vulgar Latin *glirem, from Classical Latin glīrem. Compare Spanish lirón. Cf. also similar loss of initial Latin 'g-' in Old French luissel (from *globuscellum), lemoissel (from *glomiscellum).

Glis glis

squirrel-tailed dormouse

European fat dormouse

loir gris

myoxidae

glis glis

popielica

Schlafmaus

δασομυωξός

hazelmuis

greule

missara

lirăo

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