lamproie

French

Etymology

From Old French lamproie, from Medieval Latin lamprēda, of uncertain origin: possibly from Late Latin lampetra, from a combination of lambō (“lick”) + petra (“stone”). Compare Spanish lamprea, Italian lampreda, Portuguese lampreia. However, see also Gaulish naupreda; naupreda is attested in the 5th century via Polemius Silvius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑ̃.pʁwa/

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• Homophone: lamproies

Noun

lamproie f (plural lamproies)

1. lamprey (a fish)

Derived terms

• lamproie de rivière
• lamproie fluviatile

 

Further reading

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

Old French

Alternative forms

• lampereie, lamperye, lamprei, lampreye, laumprai, laumpreye

Noun

lamproie oblique singular, f (oblique plural lamproies, nominative singular lamproie, nominative plural lamproies)

1. lamprey

Descendants

• Middle French: lamproye, lamproie
  • French: lamproie
• → Middle Dutch: lampereie
  • Dutch: lamprei
• → Middle English: lamprey, lampray, laumprei
  • English: lamprey