Niort

English

Etymology

From French Niort.

Victor Hugo street in Niort.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /niˈɔː(ɹ)/, /niˈɔː(ɹ)t/

Proper noun

Niort

A commune, the capital of the Deux-Sèvres department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, in western France.

Translations

commune in Deux-Sèvres, France

French: Niort (fr) m
Latin: Novioritum n, Niortium n
Occitan: Niòrt m

Further reading

Niort on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

Nitro, intro, intro-, intro., nitro, nitro-, tonir, torni, trion

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French Noiordo, from Medieval Latin Noverogus, Latinized Gaulish name, from Proto-Celtic *nowyos (“new”) (Proto-Indo-European *néwos) + *ɸritus (“ford”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /njɔʁ/
Audio (Paris) (file)
Rhymes: -jɔʁ

Proper noun

Niort m

Niort (commune in Deux-Sèvres, France)

Derived terms

Niortais (demonym)

Descendants

English: Niort

References

Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise. Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental

Further reading

Niort on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr

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