lierre

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French lierre (“ivy”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /liˈɛ(ə)ɹ/ Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) === Noun === lierre (countable and uncountable, plural lierres) A grayish olive colour. === See also === Appendix:Colors === References === “lierre”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === relier == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French liere, formed by rebracketing of the elided article l' and iere m, itself from Latin hedera f, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“to seize, grasp, take”). The change in gender can be explained as assimilating the more common masculine form for trees and shrubs in French. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ljɛʁ/ Rhymes: -jɛʁ Homophones: lierres (general); lièrent (one pronunciation) === Noun === lierre m (plural lierres) ivy === Further reading === “lierre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “hĕdĕra”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 4: G H I, page 396 === Anagrams === irréel, relier, relire