lamproie
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French lamproie, from Medieval Latin lamprēda, of uncertain origin: possibly from Late Latin lampetra, from a combination of lambō (“lick”) + petra (“stone”). Compare Spanish lamprea, Italian lampreda, Portuguese lampreia. However, see also Gaulish naupreda;[1] naupreda is attested in the 5th century via Polemius Silvius.[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]lamproie f (plural lamproies)
- lamprey (a fish)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Mots et etymons de la langue gauloise: animaux
- ^ “lamproie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading
[edit]- “lamproie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]lamproie oblique singular, f (oblique plural lamproies, nominative singular lamproie, nominative plural lamproies)
Descendants
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- fr:Jawless fish
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