lévrier

See also: levrier

French

Etymology

From Old French levrer, from Late Latin canis leporārius (literally “hare dog, harehound”), from Latin lepus (“hare”). By surface analysis, lièvre +‎ -ier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /le.vʁi.je/
  • Audio (Nancy):(file)
  • Rhymes: -e

Noun

lévrier m (plural lévriers, feminine levrette)

  1. sighthound
  2. greyhound

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Catalan: llebrer
  • → Italian: levriero, levriere
  • → Portuguese: lebréu
  • → Romanian: levrier
  • → Spanish: lebrel

Further reading

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