tiule
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Old French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin tēgula, as with riule, reule from rēgula; either retained through the influence of preservative analogy or reintroduced by scholars.[1] Compare also Middle French teille (“flared earthenware vessel”),[2] and Champenois teille, from the shortened Vulgar Latin *tegla.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tiule oblique singular, f (oblique plural tiules, nominative singular tiule, nominative plural tiules)
- tile (flat often square ceramic disk)
Descendants
[edit]- French: tuile