lieue

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French lieue.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ljø/
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophones: lieu, lieus, lieux, lieues

Noun

lieue f (plural lieues)

  1. (historical) league (distance)

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

From Late Latin leuca, leuga (“the Gaulish mile”), from Gaulish,[1] from Proto-Celtic *lougā (compare Middle Breton leau, lew, Breton lev / leo (“league”)).[2]

Noun

lieue f (plural lieues)

  1. league (distance)

References
  1. Blažek, Václav (2008) “Gaulish Language”, in Studia minora Facultatis philosophicae Universitatis Brunensis, number 13, Sborníku prací filozofické fakulty brněnské univerzity, page 49
  2. Koch, John (2004) English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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