laurier

See also: Laurier

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French laurier, from Old French lorier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑu̯ˈriːr/

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• Hyphenation: lau‧rier
• Rhymes: -iːr

Noun

laurier m (plural laurieren, diminutive lauriertje n)

1. laurel, Laurus nobilis

   Synonym: lauwer

Derived terms

• laurierblad
• laurierkers
• laurierkrans

Related terms

• lauweren

Descendants

• Afrikaans: lourier

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French lorier, from Vulgar Latin *laurārius, suffixed from Latin laurus (whence Old French lor).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔ.ʁje/, /lo.ʁje/

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• (Belgium) IPA^(key): /lo.ʁje/

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Noun

un laurier (2)

laurier m (plural lauriers)

1. (botany) laurel (Laurus nobilis)
2. (cooking) bay (the leaf of Laurus nobilis used as an herb)
3. (by extension, botany) any laurel, or one of many similar species
4. (figuratively, usually in the plural) laurel (symbol of honour, glory, victory)

Derived terms

• couronne de lauriers
• cueillir des lauriers
• laurier de Saint-Antoine
• laurier-cerise
• laurier-rose
• laurier-sauce
• laurier-tin
• moissonner des lauriers
• ramasser des lauriers
• se reposer sur ses lauriers
• s’endormir sur ses lauriers

 

Related terms

• lauréat

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: lorye
• → Dutch: laurier
  • Afrikaans: lourier
• → West Flemish: laurier
• → Wolof: lóriye

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• leurrai