Louvre

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French Louvre. More at Louvre Palace. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈluːv(ɹə)/, /ˈluːvə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -uːvɹə, -uːvə(ɹ) === Proper noun === the Louvre A famous art museum and former royal palace in Paris, France. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === louver, velour == French == === Etymology === Of disputed origin: possibly from Latin Lupara, a name derived from lupus (“wolf”), as the first fortress of the Louvre was built on a place with such a name designating its area as a wolf hunting den. or of Germanic origin, such as Frankish; in an old Saxon-Latin gloss, Loëvar is translated as Castellum, related to Middle Low German lūren (“to watch over, lurk, spy”), from Proto-Germanic *lūraną, which is of uncertain origin, but possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“to see, shine”). possibly from Late Latin roboretum (“oak wood”), from Latin robur (“oak tree”), by analysis with the modern name of the Norman river Rouvre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /luvʁ/ === Proper noun === Louvre m Louvre === References ===