pupil

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.1.2 Related terms 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.3.1.2 Derived terms 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Inflection

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /pjuːpəl/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -uːpəl

[edit] Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman pupille (“‘orphan’”), from Latin pūpillus (“‘orphan, minor’”), variant of pūpulus (“‘little boy’”), from pūpus (“‘child, boy’”).

[edit] Noun

pupil (plural pupils)

1. (law, obsolete) An orphan who is a minor and under the protection of the state.
2. A student under the supervision of a teacher or professor.

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• student

[edit] Etymology 2

From Middle French pupille, from Latin pūpilla (“‘pupil; little girl, doll’”), named because of the small reflected image seen when looking into someone's eye.

[edit] Noun

pupil (plural pupils)

1. (anatomy) The hole in the middle of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to be focused on the retina.

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• pupilar
• pupilary
• pupillary

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[edit] Danish

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin pūpilla (“‘little girl’”), diminutive of pūpa (“‘girl’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /pupil/, [pʰuˈpʰilˀ]

[edit] Noun

pupil c. (singular definite pupillen, plural indefinite pupiller)

1. pupil (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)

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