See also: Lieu, Liễu, liệu, and Liệu

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from French lieu, from Latin locum, accusative of locus (place).

Pronunciation edit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /l(j)uː/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uː
  • Homophone: loo (in some accents)

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lieu (uncountable)

  1. A place or stead.

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Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Middle French lieu, from Old French leu, from Latin locum, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (to put, place, locate).

Noun edit

lieu m (plural lieux)

  1. place
    Synonyms: endroit, place
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  • English: lieu

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Middle French lief, from Old Norse lýr, lýrr, from Proto-Germanic *liuhizaz. Cognate with Norwegian lyr.

Noun edit

lieu m (plural lieus)

  1. any of several fish from the Pollachius family
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Middle French edit

Etymology edit

From Old French leu.

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lieu m (plural lieux or lieus)

  1. place

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Norman edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Norse lýðrr.

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lieu m (plural lieus)

  1. (Jersey) whiting (fish)

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Alternative forms edit

  • liug (Sursilvan)
  • liac (Sutsilvan)
  • li (Surmiran)
  • (Puter, Vallader)

Etymology edit

From Latin locus.

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lieu m

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun) place