labeur

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch labeur, from Middle French labeur, from Old French labor, from Latin labor.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /laːˈbøːr/
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Hyphenation: la‧beur
Rhymes: -øːr

Noun edit

labeur n (uncountable)

(chiefly Belgium) toil, hard labour, heavy labour, in the past esp. on agricultural land

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French labor, borrowed from Latin labōrem.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /la.bœʁ/
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Noun edit

labeur m (plural labeurs)

toil
Un dur labeur.

Synonyms edit

(poetic) travail

Derived terms edit

labeurer

Related terms edit

References edit

“labeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Further reading edit

“labeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams edit

abluer

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