Loir

See also: loir

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Loir.

Proper noun

the Loir

  1. 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

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Ledo (616).[1]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

le Loir m

  1. 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):

  • Aigre
  • Anille
  • Argance
  • Aune
  • Baignon
  • Boulon
  • Braye
  • Brisse
  • Casseau
  • Cendrine
  • Conie
  • Couëtron
  • Dême
  • Dinan
  • Egvonne
  • Escotais
  • Étangsort
  • Fare
  • Foussarde
  • Gratteloup
  • Houzée
  • Marconne
  • Maulne
  • Ozanne
  • Réveillon
  • Thironne
  • Tusson
  • Veuve
  • Yerre
  • Yre

References

  1. ^ Dictionnaire topographique de la Sarthe