Lès Explained

The word lès (in French pronounced as /lɛ/, and in French pronounced as /lɛz‿/ with liaison) is an archaic French preposition meaning "near", "next to".[1] [2] Today it occurs only in place names to distinguish places with the same name.

The word lès has two variants: lez and les. The latter should not be confused with the plural definite article les (e.g. les-Bains, "the Baths").

Etymology

The word lès and its variants derive from late Latin latus, "side".The preposition is not used anymore in French, but remains still nowadays in other Langues d'oïl such as the Walloon language with dilé (close to) and adlé (among).

Examples

Lès

Lez

Les

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LÈS : Définition de LÈS . 2023-02-08 . www.cnrtl.fr.
  2. Web site: Larousse. Éditions. Définitions : lès - Dictionnaire de français Larousse. 2021-04-04. www.larousse.fr. fr.

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