leur

== Breton == === Etymology === From Middle Breton leur, from Old Breton lor, from Proto-Brythonic *llọr, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlārom, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂rom, *ploh₂rom, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-. Cognate with Cornish leur, Irish lár, Manx laare, Scottish Gaelic làr, and Welsh llawr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈløːr/ === Noun === leur f (plural leurioù) floor, ground, surface area (nautical) deck == Cornish == === Etymology === From Middle Cornish luer, from Old Cornish lor, from Proto-Brythonic *llọr, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlārom, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂rom, *ploh₂rom, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-. Cognate with Breton leur, Irish lár, Manx laare, Scottish Gaelic làr, and Welsh llawr. Doublet of flour (“deck”). === Noun === leur m (plural leuryow) floor ground, storey ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French leur, from Old French lor, from Latin illōrum, genitive masculine plural of ille. As a possessive it was originally uninflected (as still is Italian loro), but adopted the plural ending in Middle French. Feminine -e was hindered by the analogy of other possessives, all of which have but one plural form and in the case of notre, votre no gender agreement at all. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lœʁ/ Homophones: leurre, leurrent, leurres, leurs Rhymes: -œʁ === Pronoun === leur m pl or f pl (personal, indirect) (to) them ==== Related terms ==== === Determiner === leur m or f (plural leurs) their ==== Derived terms ==== le leur leurdit ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “leur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === relu == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French lor. === Pronoun === leur (object pronoun) them ==== Descendants ==== French: leur