huile

huile

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of huilen

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”).

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /ɥil/

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huile f (plural huiles)

1. oil (liquid fat)
2. big gun, big cheese

huile

1. first-person singular present indicative of huiler
2. third-person singular present indicative of huiler
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of huiler
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of huiler
5. second-person singular imperative of huiler

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪlʲə/

huile

1. h-prothesized form of uile

From Old French oile, from Latin oleum, from olea (“olive”), from Ancient Greek ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”).

huile f (plural huiles)

1. (Guernsey) oil

Attested with this spelling at least as early as 1260[1].

huile f (oblique plural huiles, nominative singular huile, nominative plural huiles)

1. Alternative form of oile

huile

1. Alternative spelling of uile