Loire

English

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Proper noun

Loire

1. One of the départements of Rhône-Alpes, France
2. A river of France

Translations

river

• Czech: Loira (cs) f
• Danish: Loire (da)
• French: Loire (fr) f
• Latin: Liger (la) m

• Marathi: ल्वार (mr) (lvāra) f
• Polish: Loara (pl) f
• Russian: Луа́ра (ru) (Luára) f

Anagrams

• Leroi
• Lorie
• oiler
• oriel

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French

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Etymology

From Latin Liger, itself a transcription of the native Gaulish name of the river, from Gaulish *liga "silt, sediment, deposit, alluvium" (see also French sie, English lees), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie, lay”), the same source as many words in English such as lie, ledge, etc.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Loire f

1. Loire

Derived terms

• ligérien