"Louvre" meaning in French

See Louvre in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /luvʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-Louvre.wav [France] (note: Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost), LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-Louvre.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-Louvre.wav [France, Lyon]
Etymology: Of disputed origin: * possibly from Latin Lupara, a name derived from lupus (“wolf”), as the first fortress of the Louvre was built on a place with such a name designating its area as a wolf hunting den. * or of Germanic origin, such as Frankish; in an old Saxon-Latin gloss, Loëvar is translated as Castellum, related to Middle Low German lūren (“to watch over, lurk, spy”), from Proto-Germanic *lūraną, which is of uncertain origin, but possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“to see, shine”). * possibly from Late Latin roboretum (“oak wood”), from Latin robur (“oak tree”), by analysis with the modern name of the Norman river Rouvre. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|la|Lupara}} Latin Lupara, {{der|fr|gem|-}} Germanic, {{der|fr|frk|-}} Frankish, {{cog|gml|lūren|t=to watch over, lurk, spy}} Middle Low German lūren (“to watch over, lurk, spy”), {{der|fr|gem-pro|*lūraną}} Proto-Germanic *lūraną, {{der|fr|ine-pro|*lewk-|t=to see, shine}} Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“to see, shine”), {{der|fr|la-lat|roboretum|t=oak wood}} Late Latin roboretum (“oak wood”), {{der|fr|la|robur|t=oak tree}} Latin robur (“oak tree”) Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m}} Louvre m
  1. Louvre Wikipedia link: Rouvre Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Louvre-fr-name-BqBLgq9f Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Museums
     
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