y avoir
Meaning
there be
Pronounced as (IPA)
/i.j‿a.vwaʁ/
Etymology
Literally, “to have there”; from Middle French y avoir, from Old French i avoir, from Latin hīc (“here”) and habēre (“to have”). Compare Catalan haver-hi and Spanish hay.
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