Loire

From French Loire.

Loire

1. the longest river in France
2. one of the départements of Rhône-Alpes, France

• Le Roi, LeRoi, Leroi, Lorie, oiler, oriel, reoil

From Latin Liger, Ligerim, itself a transcription of the native Gaulish name of the river, from Gaulish *liga "silt, sediment, deposit, alluvium" (see also French lie, English lees), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie, lay”), the same source as many words in English such as lie, ledge, etc.

• IPA^(key): /lwaʁ/

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Loire f

1. Loire

• ligérien

Loire m

1. Loire (a river in France)