Definitions and meaning of livre
livre
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French livre. Doublet of arratel, libbra, Libra, libra, lira, litra, litre, and rottol.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliːvɹə/, /ˈliːvə(ɹ)/
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- Rhymes: -iːvɹə, -iːvə(ɹ)
Noun
livre (plural livres)
- (historical) A unit of currency formerly used in France, divided into 20 sols or sous.
- (obsolete) A lira
- (historical) An ancient French unit of weight, equal to about 1 avoirdupois pound.
Derived terms
Anagrams
- Elvir, Liver, ervil, levir, liver, rivel, viler
Bourguignon
Etymology
From Latin liber.
Noun
livre m (plural livres)
- book
Franco-Provençal
Noun
livre
- plural of livra
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /livʁ/
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- Homophones: livres, livrent
- Rhymes: -ivʁ
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle French livre, from Old French livre, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin librum. The strictly inherited form would be *loivre. Doublet of liber.
Noun
livre m (plural livres)
- book
- Synonym: bouquin
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Inherited from Middle French livre, from Old French livre, from Latin lībra.
Noun
livre f (plural livres)
- pound (unit of weight)
- (Europe, informal) metrical pound, half a kilogramme, 500 g
- (North America) imperial pound ≈ 454 g
- (historical) various values between 300 and 600 g
- pound (unit of currency)
- (Louisiana) grade (level)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Louisiana Creole: liv
- → English: livre
- → Romanian: livră
See also
Etymology 3
Verb
livre
- inflection of livrer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “livre - written work”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- “livre - unit of measurement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- “livre - verb form”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
Noun
livre
- alternative form of lyvere (“liver”)
Middle French
Etymology 1
From Old French livre, from Latin liber.
Noun
livre m (plural livres)
- book
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Old French livre, from Latin lībra.
Noun
livre f (plural livres)
- scales
- pound (unit of weight varying between 380g and 552g)
- pound (unit of currency)
Descendants
- French: livre
- Louisiana Creole: liv
- → English: livre
- → Romanian: livră
Etymology 3
From Old French livre, from Latin līber.
Adjective
livre m or f (plural livres)
- free; at liberty
References
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- livre on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
Norman
Etymology 1
From Old French livre, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin liber, librum.
Noun
livre m (plural livres)
- (Jersey) book
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Latin libra.
Noun
livre f (plural livres)
- pound (unit of measure of mass)
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
livre n (definite singular livreet, indefinite plural livre or livreer, definite plural livrea or livreene)
- alternative form of livré
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
livre n (definite singular livreet, indefinite plural livre, definite plural livrea)
- alternative form of livré
Anagrams
Old French
Etymology 1
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin liber, librum.
Noun
livre oblique singular, m (oblique plural livres, nominative singular livres, nominative plural livre)
- book (collection of sheets of paper in a specific order)
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Latin lībra.
Noun
livre oblique singular, f (oblique plural livres, nominative singular livre, nominative plural livres)
- livre (medieval French equivalent of a monetary pound)
- pound (weight)
Usage notes
- According to the Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française, the actual measure varied between 380g and 552g.
Descendants
- Middle French: livre
- French: livre
- Louisiana Creole: liv
- → English: livre
- → Romanian: livră
Etymology 3
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin līber.
Adjective
livre m (oblique and nominative feminine singular livre)
- free; at liberty
Descendants
References
- livre on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (livre, supplement)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese livre, libre, from Latin līber, from Old Latin loeber, from Proto-Italic *louðeros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ-er-os, from *h₁lewdʰ- (“people”).
Adjective
livre m or f (plural livres)
- free
- unoccupied
- clear, open
Related terms
- livrar
- liberar
- liberdade
- libertar
Descendants
- Guinea-Bissau Creole: livri, libri
Noun
livre m (plural livres)
- (soccer) free kick
- Synonym: pontapé livre
Derived terms
- livre direto
- livre indireto
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
livre
- inflection of livrar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Source: wiktionary.org