how to pronounce loir

/lwaʁ/

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loir is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of loir in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… d'eure-et-loir fait figure d'oracle à …”

meanings of loir

noun:

Dormouse.

name:

Loir (a river in France).

loir frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word loir occurs in french on average 1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.