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lor
lor
Aromanian
Alternative forms
Pronoun
lor (genitive form of elj, and eali)
Pronoun
lor (long/stressed dative form of elj, and eali)
- to them
Related terms
- (a) lui (masculine singular dative- long/stressed form)
- (a) ljei (feminine singular dative- long/stressed form)
- lã (masculine/feminine plural dative- short/unstressed form)
Usage notes
Always preceded by 'a'- "a lor".
Ido
Etymology
Borrowing from French lors and alors, Italian allora.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lor/, /lɔɾ/
Preposition
lor
- at the time of (an event), at the same time as
Derived terms
See also
- dum (“during, in (a period of time)”)
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronoun
lor
- to them (third-person indirect object pronoun)
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
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la novele lor aporte
- [He] brought the news to them
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la novele lor aporte
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Determiner
lor
- their (third-person plural possessive)
- circa 1155, Wace, Le Roman de Brut:
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Et lor dex en ont merciés.
- And they thanked their gods for it.
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Et lor dex en ont merciés.
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Descendants
- French: leur
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin illōrum (“of those”), genitive plural of ille, illud. Compare Italian loro, French leur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lor/
Pronoun
lor (genitive form of ei, and ele)
- (also possessive determiner) their
Synonyms
Pronoun
lor (dative form of ei, and ele)
- to them