Niort
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /niˈɔː(ɹ)/, /niˈɔː(ɹ)t/
Proper noun
Niort
- A commune, the capital of Deux-Sèvres department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, in western France.
Translations
commune in Deux-Sèvres, France
Further reading
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French Noiordo, from Medieval Latin Noverogus, Latinized Gaulish name, from Proto-Celtic *nowiyos (“new”) (Proto-Indo-European *néwos) + *ɸritus (“ford”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /njɔʁ/
Audio (Paris): (file) - Rhymes: -jɔʁ
Proper noun
Niort m
- 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