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loir

/ˈlɔɪə(ɹ)/

loir noun: dormouse.

Noun

loir (plural loirs)

  1. (dated) dormouse

Proper noun capitalized: Loir

the Loir

  1. A left tributary of the Sarthe in Centre-Val de Loire and Pays de la Loire, France, indirectly a tributary of the Loire.

Forms of loir

pluralloirs

Origin of loir

From French.

Borrowed from French Loir.

Words that rhyme with loir

Questions about loir

What does loir mean?
Loir means dormouse.
What part of speech is loir?
Loir can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce loir?
Loir is pronounced /ˈlɔɪə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of loir?
The plural of loir is loirs.

Words near loir in the dictionary

  1. loins
  2. loinskin
  3. loinskins
  4. loipe
  5. loipes
  6. loir
  7. Loir-et-Cher
  8. Loira
  9. Loire
  10. Loire-Atlantique
  11. Loire-Inférieure

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Adapted from Wiktionary: loir (page history and authors); Loir (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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