chenil

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French chenil, from Vulgar Latin *canīle (“kennel”). Cognate with English kennel, Italian canile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃə.nil/, /ʃə.ni/

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Noun

chenil m (plural chenils)

1. kennel; kennels
2. (colloquial, figuratively) pigsty (dirty or very untidy place)

Related terms

• chien

Further reading

• “chenil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Old French

Alternative forms

• *kenil (northern)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *canīle, derived from Latin canis (“dog”).

Noun

chenil oblique singular, m (oblique plural cheniz or chenilz, nominative singular cheniz or chenilz, nominative plural chenil)

1. kennel

Derived terms

• quenillier

Descendants

• French: chenil
• Poitevin-Saintongeais: chni, cheneuil
• Walloon: tchini
• → Middle English: [Term?]
  • English: kennel

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*canīle”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 190