leur
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/lœʁ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French leur, from Old French lor, from Latin illōrum, genitive masculine plural of ille. As a possessive it was originally uninflected (as still is Italian loro), but adopted the plural ending in Middle French. Feminine -e was hindered by the analogy of other possessives, all of which have but one plural form and in the case of notre, votre no gender agreement at all.
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