loor
See also: Loor
Cornish
Etymology
From Old Cornish luir, from Proto-Brythonic *lloɨr, from Proto-Celtic *lugrā, from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewk- (“light”). Cognate with Breton loar and Welsh lloer.
Noun
loor f (plural loryow)
- moon
Old Portuguese
Alternative forms
- louvor
Etymology
From loar (“to praise”), from Latin laudāre, present active infinitive of laudō (“I prase”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lo.ˈoɾ/
Noun
loor m (plural loores)
- praise, worship (devotion to a deity)
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 156 (facsimile):
- Eſte miragre fez ſanta m̃ en Cuñegro p̃ un crerigo q̄ cãtaua mui bẽ as as proſas a ſſa loor. ⁊ prenderono ereges ⁊ tallaronlla lingua.
- Holy Mary worked this miracle in Cluny for a cleric who sang very well his proses in her praise, and heretics seized him and cut off his tongue.
- Eſte miragre fez ſanta m̃ en Cuñegro p̃ un crerigo q̄ cãtaua mui bẽ as as proſas a ſſa loor. ⁊ prenderono ereges ⁊ tallaronlla lingua.
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Descendants
- Galician: louvor
- Mirandese: lhoubor (via Old Portuguese louvor)
- Portuguese: louvor (via Old Portuguese louvor)
Spanish
Etymology
From loar (“to praise”), from Old Spanish laudar, from Latin laudāre, present active infinitive of laudō (“to praise”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /loˈoɾ/ [loˈoɾ]
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: lo‧or
Noun
loor m (plural loores)
- (literary, formal) praise
Related terms
- loar
Further reading
- “loor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014