hoir

French

Etymology

From Old French heir, inherited from Latin hērēs.

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /waʁ/

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• Rhymes: -waʁ

Noun

hoir m (plural hoirs)

1. (law, chiefly in Switzerland, else literary, archaic) heir

   Synonym: héritier

Further reading

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

Irish

Verb

hoir

1. h-prothesized form of oir