écoutille

French

Etymology

From Middle French escoutille, from Spanish escotilla, from Spanish escotar (“to make a neckline; cut something low”), probably from Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍄𐍃 (skauts, “end; edge of a garment”), from Proto-Germanic *skautaz (“corner; wedge; lap”). Compare German Schoß (“lap; fold”), English sheet. More at sheet.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.ku.tij/

Noun

écoutille f (plural écoutilles)

hatch, hatchway

Further reading

“écoutille” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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