livre

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French livre. Doublet of arratel, libbra, Libra, libra, lira, litra, litre, and rottol. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈliːvɹə/, /ˈliːvə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -iːvɹə, -iːvə(ɹ) === Noun === livre (plural livres) (historical) A unit of currency formerly used in France, divided into 20 sols or sous. (obsolete) A lira (historical) An ancient French unit of weight, equal to about 1 avoirdupois pound. ==== Derived terms ==== livre tournois === Anagrams === Elvir, Liver, ervil, levir, liver, rivel, viler == Bourguignon == === Etymology === From Latin liber. === Noun === livre m (plural livres) book == Franco-Provençal == === Noun === livre plural of livra == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /livʁ/ Homophones: livres, livrent Rhymes: -ivʁ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle French livre, from Old French livre, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin librum. The strictly inherited form would be *loivre. Doublet of liber. ==== Noun ==== livre m (plural livres) book Synonym: bouquin ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== libro- librairie f ===== Descendants ===== Haitian Creole: liv Louisiana Creole: liv Mauritian Creole: liv Seychellois Creole: liv === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Middle French livre, from Old French livre, from Latin lībra. ==== Noun ==== livre f (plural livres) pound (unit of weight) (Europe, informal) metrical pound, half a kilogramme, 500 g (North America) imperial pound ≈ 454 g (historical) various values between 300 and 600 g pound (unit of currency) (Louisiana) grade (level) ===== Derived terms ===== livre sterling ===== Descendants ===== Louisiana Creole: liv Mauritian Creole: liv → English: livre → Romanian: livră ===== See also ===== franc sou chelin === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== livre inflection of livrer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “livre - written work”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 “livre - unit of measurement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 “livre - verb form”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Noun === livre alternative form of lyvere (“liver”) == Middle French == === Etymology 1 === From Old French livre, from Latin liber. ==== Noun ==== livre m (plural livres) book ===== Descendants ===== French: livreHaitian Creole: livLouisiana Creole: livMauritian Creole: livSeychellois Creole: liv === Etymology 2 === From Old French livre, from Latin lībra. ==== Noun ==== livre f (plural livres) scales pound (unit of weight varying between 380g and 552g) pound (unit of currency) ===== Descendants ===== French: livreLouisiana Creole: livMauritian Creole: liv→ English: livre→ Romanian: livră === Etymology 3 === From Old French livre, from Latin līber. ==== Adjective ==== livre m or f (plural livres) free; at liberty === References === livre on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French) == Norman == === Etymology 1 === From Old French livre, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin liber, librum. ==== Noun ==== livre m (plural livres) (Jersey) book ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== librairie (“bookshop”) === Etymology 2 === From Latin libra. ==== Noun ==== livre f (plural livres) pound (unit of measure of mass) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === livre n (definite singular livreet, indefinite plural livre or livreer, definite plural livrea or livreene) alternative form of livré == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === livre n (definite singular livreet, indefinite plural livre, definite plural livrea) alternative form of livré === Anagrams === levri == Old French == === Etymology 1 === Semi-learned borrowing from Latin liber, librum. ==== Noun ==== livre oblique singular, m (oblique plural livres, nominative singular livres, nominative plural livre) book (collection of sheets of paper in a specific order) ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === From Latin lībra. ==== Noun ==== livre oblique singular, f (oblique plural livres, nominative singular livre, nominative plural livres) livre (medieval French equivalent of a monetary pound) pound (weight) ===== Usage notes ===== According to the Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française, the actual measure varied between 380g and 552g. ===== Descendants ===== Middle French: livreFrench: livreLouisiana Creole: livMauritian Creole: liv→ English: livre→ Romanian: livră === Etymology 3 === Semi-learned borrowing from Latin līber. ==== Adjective ==== livre m (oblique and nominative feminine singular livre) free; at liberty ===== Descendants ===== Middle French: livre === References === livre on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “livre”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC. == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: li‧vre === Etymology 1 === From Old Galician-Portuguese livre, libre, from Latin līber, from Old Latin loeber, from Proto-Italic *louðeros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ-er-os, from *h₁lewdʰ- (“people”). ==== Adjective ==== livre m or f (plural livres) free unoccupied clear, open ===== Related terms ===== livrar liberar liberdade libertar ===== Descendants ===== Guinea-Bissau Creole: livri, libri ==== Noun ==== livre m (plural livres) (soccer) free kick Synonym: pontapé livre ===== Derived terms ===== livre direto livre indireto === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== livre inflection of livrar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “livre”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “livre”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026