Breton

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Etymology

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From Old Breton libr, from Proto-Brythonic *llɨβr, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin liber, librum. Compare Welsh llyfr, Cornish lyver and Irish/Scottish Gaelic leabhar, Manx lioar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlewr/, /ˈleː.vər/

Noun

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levr m (plural levrioù)

  1. book

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Piedmontese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin leporem.

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Noun

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levr f

  1. hare