Masculine

lierre

Frequency

37k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ljɛʁ/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old French liere, formed by rebracketing of the elided article l' and iere m, itself from Latin hedera f, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“to seize, grasp, take”). The change in gender can be explained as assimilating the more common masculine form for trees and shrubs in French.

English ivy

Hedera

Hedera helix

common ivy

genus Hedera

hedera

Hedera

hedera helix

lierre commun

lierre grimpant

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