deuil

French

Etymology

Alteration of Old French duel, which probably came from Latin dolus or from Vulgar Latin *dolium, from Latin cordolium ("sorrow of the heart"), from dolor.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /dœj/, SAMPA: /d9j/

Noun

deuil m. (plural deuils)

1. bereavement
2. (uncountable) mourning

   deuil national - national mourning

3. mourning (clothes)
   • 1940, E. M. Cioran, La Crépescule des Pensées

     De naissance je porte un deuil — le deuil de ce monde —

4. funeral procession

Anagrams

• dilue, dilué, dueil, dulie