lors
Franco-Provençal
Determiner
lors
- plural of lor
Pronoun
lors
- plural of lor
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French lors, from Old French lors, lores, from earlier lur, lor, from Vulgar Latin illā hōrā, from Latin ille + hōrā.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɔʁ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔʁ
Adverb
lors
- then, at that time
Usage notes
Formerly also used by itself, now exclusively used in the combinations mentioned below.
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “lors”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Ladin
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orssos. The initial l is added from a preceding definite article.
Noun
lors
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French lors, from Vulgar Latin illā hōrā.
Adverb
lors
- then, at that time
Descendants
- French: lors
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin illā hōrā, from Latin illā + hōrā + Old French -s (adverbial marker).
Adverb
lors
- then, at that time