orteil

French

Etymology

Alteration (probably under influence of Gaulish) of arteil, from Old French arteil from Vulgar Latin *articlus < Latin articulus. Cf. the borrowed doublet article. Compare Occitan artelh, Catalan artell, Portuguese artelho, Spanish artejo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔʁ.tɛj/

• orteil:

  (file)

Noun

orteil m (plural orteils)

1. toe

   Synonym: doigt de pied

Derived terms

• gros orteil

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• toiler