lamproie

French

Etymology

From Old French lamproie, from Medieval Latin lamprēda, of uncertain origin: possibly from Late Latin lampetra, from a combination of lambō (“lick”) + petra (“stone”). Compare Spanish lamprea, Italian lampreda, Portuguese lampreia. However, see also Gaulish naupreda;[1] naupreda is attested in the 5th century via Polemius Silvius.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lɑ̃.pʁwa/
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophone: lamproies

Noun

lamproie f (plural lamproies)

  1. lamprey (a fish)

Derived terms

References
  1. Mots et etymons de la langue gauloise: animaux
  2. “lamproie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms
  • lampereie, lamperye, lamprei, lampreye, laumprai, laumpreye

Noun

lamproie oblique singular, f (oblique plural lamproies, nominative singular lamproie, nominative plural lamproies)

  1. lamprey

Descendants
  • Middle French: lamproye, lamproie
  • → Middle Dutch: lampereie
  • → Middle English: lamprey, lampray, laumprei
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