Niort

English

Etymology

From French Niort.

Victor Hugo street in Niort.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /niˈɔː(ɹ)/, /niˈɔː(ɹ)t/

Proper noun

Niort

1. A commune, the capital of the Deux-Sèvres department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, in western France.

Translations

commune in Deux-Sèvres, France

• French: Niort (fr) m
• Latin: Novioritum n, Niortium n
• Occitan: Niòrt m

Further reading

• Niort on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• trion, intro-, nitro-, Tiron, intro., Nitro, tonir, intro, nitro, torni

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French Noiordo, from Medieval Latin Noverogus, Latinized Gaulish name, from Proto-Celtic *nowyos (“new”) (Proto-Indo-European *néwos) + *ɸritus (“ford”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /njɔʁ/

• Audio (Paris):

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• Rhymes: -jɔʁ

Proper noun

Niort m

1. Niort (commune in Deux-Sèvres, France)

Derived terms

• Niortais (demonym)

Descendants

• English: Niort

References

• Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise. Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental

Further reading

• Niort on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr