lamproie

Meaning

lamprey (a fish)

Concepts

lamprey

lampreys

lamprey eel

sea lamprey

lamper eel

Synonyms

marbrée

Petromyzontidae

Petromyzontiformes

petromyzontidae

petromyzontiformes

lamproie marine

Translations

lampreda

lamprea

lampreia

Neunauge

lamprei

lamprede

taşemen

negenoog

prik

Neunaugen

الشلق

lampresa

bufa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lɑ̃.pʁwa/

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish: lamprea

Cognate with Italian: lampreda

Cognate with Portuguese: lampreia

In summary

From Old French lamproie, from Medieval Latin lamprēda, of uncertain origin: possibly from Late Latin lampetra, from a combination of lambō (“lick”) + petra (“stone”). Compare Spanish lamprea, Italian lampreda, Portuguese lampreia. However, see also Gaulish naupreda; naupreda is attested in the 5th century via Polemius Silvius.