lieu
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French lieu, from Latin locum, accusative of locus (“place”).
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NounEdit
lieu (uncountable)
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FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle French lieu, from Old French leu, from Latin locum, accusative of locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to put, place, locate”).
NounEdit
lieu m (plural lieux)
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DescendantsEdit
- → English: lieu
Etymology 2Edit
From Middle French lief, from Old Norse lýr, lýrr, from Proto-Germanic *liuhizaz. Cognate with Norwegian lyr.
NounEdit
lieu m (plural lieus)
- any of several fish from the Pollachius family
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Further readingEdit
- “lieu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French leu.
NounEdit
lieu m (plural lieux or lieus)
DescendantsEdit
- French: lieu
NormanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Old Norse lýðrr.
NounEdit
lieu m (plural lieus)
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NounEdit
lieu m