hoir
French
Etymology
From Old French heir, inherited from Latin hērēs.
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /waʁ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -waʁ
Noun
hoir m (plural hoirs)
- (law, chiefly in Switzerland, else literary, archaic) heir
- Synonym: héritier
Further reading
- “hoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Irish
Verb
hoir
- h-prothesized form of oir