muraille

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French muraille, from mur +‎ -aille. Compare Medieval Latin mūrālia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /my.ʁaj/ ~ /my.ʁɑj/

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Noun

muraille f (plural murailles)

1. (large) wall

Derived terms

• pâquerette des murailles
• rue des murailles

Related terms

• mural

Further reading

• Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “muraille”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette
• “muraille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Middle French

Etymology

mur +‎ -aille.

Noun

muraille f (plural murailles)

1. (large) wall

Descendants

• French: muraille