fiole

French

fiole

Alternative forms

• phiole

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē)der.

Latin phiala

Late Latin fiolabor.

Old French fiole

French fiole

Inherited from Old French fiole, from Late Latin fiola, from Latin phiala, from Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fjɔl/

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Noun

fiole f (plural fioles)

1. vial, phial

Derived terms

• fiole Erlenmeyer

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• folie

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fyol, fyole, viol, viole, vyole, vyel, phial, vyall, vyolle, fyall, phiole, fyoll

Etymology

From Old French fiole, from Late Latin fiola, from Latin phiala, from Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiːˈɔːl(ə)/, /ˈfiːɔl(ə)/, /ˈfiːəl(ə)/
• (Southern) IPA^(key): /viːˈɔːl(ə)/, /ˈviːɔl(ə)/, /ˈviːəl(ə)/

Noun

fiole (plural fioles)

1. A receptacle, vial, or bottle of diminutive size.
2. A spouted container for pouring liquid out of.

Descendants

• English: vial, phial
• → Welsh: ffiol

References

• “fīōle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 May 2019.

Old French

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē)der.

Latin phiala

Late Latin fiolabor.

Old French fiole

From Late Latin fiola, from Latin phiala, from Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē).

Noun

fiole oblique singular, f (oblique plural fioles, nominative singular fiole, nominative plural fioles)

1. vial, phial

Descendants

• → Middle Dutch: fiole
  • Dutch: fiool
• → Middle English: fiole, fyol, fyole, viol, viole, vyole, vyel, phial, vyall, vyolle, fyall, phiole, fyoll
  • English: vial, phial
  • → Welsh: ffiol
• French: fiole