pabil

Old Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *papīlum, from Latin papȳrus. Attested from 1262.

Noun

pabil m

1. candlewick

References

• “pabil” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

• pabel

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *papīlum, from Latin papȳrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈbil/

Noun

pabil m (oblique plural pabils, nominative singular pabils, nominative plural pabil)

1. candlewick

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “papyrus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 7: N–Pas, page 589