lémure

See also: Lemure, lemure, and lêmure

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lemurēs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /le.myʁ/
• Homophone: lémur

Noun

lémure m (plural lémures)

1. (Roman mythology) lemure

   Hypernym: fantôme

Related terms

• lémur
• Lémuries

 

Further reading

• “lémure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• “lémures” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.

Anagrams

• émuler, meuler

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.mu.ɾɨ/

• Hyphenation: lé‧mu‧re

Noun

lémure m (plural lémures)

1. European Portuguese standard spelling of lêmure.