loisir

Inherited from Old French loisir, from Latin licēre, infinitive of licet.

The final -ir < Latin -ēre is regular and results from the palatalization of the preceding -c- to *[d͡zʲ], as in gésir, moisir, plaisir.

• IPA^(key): /lwa.ziʁ/

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loisir m (plural loisirs)

1. leisure, hobby

• à loisir

• loisible
• licence

• “loisir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• leisir

From leisir, from Latin licēre, infinitive of licet.

loisir oblique singular, m (oblique plural loisirs, nominative singular loisirs, nominative plural loisir)

1. free time
2. rest; respite

   Assauz lur fet ytaus aprés liverer K'en trois jurs n'ot nul loisir de reposer

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3. permission

loisir

1. (impersonal) to be allowed

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

• → English: leisure
• French: loisir
• → Galician: lecer

Borrowed from French loisir.

loisir n (uncountable)

1. leisure, hobby