chiévra

Franco-Provençal

Alternative forms
  • tsyevra, shyevra, seuvra, shevre, shyere, tchivra

Etymology

From Old Franco-Provençal chievra~chevra,[1] from Latin capra. Doublet of cabra.

Noun

chiévra f (plural chiévres)

  1. goat

References
  • chèvre in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
  1. Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “capra”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 294
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