"lac" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /lak/ Audio: Fr-lac.ogg , Fr-Paris--lac.ogg Forms: lacs [plural]
Rhymes: -ak Etymology: Inherited from Middle French lac, from Old French lac, a replacement of earlier lai (“pit, trench, ditch, grave, mere, pond”) (see Old French lac). Generally inferred as a borrowing of Latin lacus (“lake”), from Proto-Italic *lakus, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“lake, pool”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|lac|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French lac, {{inh+|fr|frm|lac}} Inherited from Middle French lac, {{inh|fr|fro|lac}} Old French lac, {{cog|fro|lac}} Old French lac, {{bor|fr|la|lacus|t=lake}} Latin lacus (“lake”), {{der|fr|itc-pro|*lakus}} Proto-Italic *lakus, {{der|fr|ine-pro|*lókus|t=lake, pool}} Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“lake, pool”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} lac m (plural lacs)
  1. lake Tags: masculine Categories (place): Bodies of water, Landforms Derived forms: Grands Lacs, il n’y a pas le feu au lac, lac Léman, lac Poyang, lac salé
    Sense id: en-lac-fr-noun-bwIfAmjV Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 14 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 14 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 14 entries: 10 10 5 1 2 1 5 10 10 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 1 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 10 6 0 2 1 5 10 10 0 0 0 3 11 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 10 0 0

Inflected forms

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