soleil

See also: Soleil

French

Etymology

From Middle French soleil, from Old French soleil, from Vulgar Latin *soliclus < *soliculus, from Latin sōl, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥. Compare Friulian soreli, Italian sole, Ladin surëdl, Occitan solelh, Romanian soare, Romansch sulegl, Venetian sołe.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /sɔ.lɛj/

Noun

soleil m (plural soleils)

1. sun (star)

Related terms

• lever du soleil
• coucher de soleil
• solaire
• solarium

Further reading

• “soleil” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French soleil.

Noun

soleil m (plural soleils)

1. sun (star)

Descendants

• French: soleil

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Old French

Alternative forms

• soloil
• souleil

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *soliclus < *soliculus, from Latin sōl, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥. Compare Old Provençal solelh.

Noun

soleil m (oblique plural soleuz or soleilz, nominative singular soleuz or soleilz, nominative plural soleil)

1. sun (star)

Descendants

• Middle French: soleil
  • French: soleil