Loir
See also: loir
English
Etymology
Proper noun
the Loir
- A left tributary of the Sarthe in Centre-Val de Loire and Pays de la Loire, France, indirectly a tributary of the Loire.
Usage notes
Not to be confused with the Loire, a much bigger river.
Translations
river
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Medieval Latin Ledo (616).[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
le Loir m
- The Loir (a left tributary of the Sarthe in Centre-Val de Loire and Pays de la Loire, France)
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with the Loire, a longer and more significant river also in France.
Derived terms
- Château-du-Loir
- Cloyes-sur-le-Loir
- Couture-sur-Loir
- Eure-et-Loir
- La Chartre-sur-le-Loir
- Loir-et-Cher
- Montoire-sur-le-Loir
- Montreuil-sur-Loir
- Poncé-sur-le-Loir
- Rives-du-Loir-en-Anjou
- Ruillé-sur-Loir
- Saint-Maur-sur-le-Loir
- Seiches-sur-le-Loir
- Villiers-sur-Loir
See also
(tributaries):
References
- ^ Dictionnaire topographique de la Sarthe