huile
See also: huilé
Dutch
French
Etymology
From Middle French huyle, from Old French oile, from Latin oleum, from olea (“olive”), from Ancient Greek ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”). The h was added in Middle French to indicate that the u was a vowel, as in typography u and v were used interchangeably at the time. Compare huit (“eight”).
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /ɥil/
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Verb
huile
Further reading
- “huile” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norman
Etymology
From Old French oile, from Latin oleum, from olea (“olive”), from Ancient Greek ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”).
Old French
Etymology
Attested with this spelling at least as early as 1260[1].
Noun
huile f (oblique plural huiles, nominative singular huile, nominative plural huiles)
- Alternative form of oile
References
- “huile” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Old Irish
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