soleil

See also: Soleil

French

Etymology

From Middle French soleil, from Old French soleil, from Vulgar Latin *soliclus (see for cognates) < *soliculus, from Latin sōl, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔ.lɛj/, /so.lɛj/

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• Rhymes: -ɛj

Noun

soleil m (plural soleils)

1. sun (star)

Derived terms

• bain de soleil
• carte soleil
• coucher de soleil
• coup de soleil
• en soleil
• fondre comme neige au soleil
• lever du soleil
• lunettes de soleil
• pays du Soleil Levant
• prendre le soleil
• rien de nouveau sous le soleil
• soleil de minuit
• soleil de plomb
• un-deux-trois-soleil

 

Related terms

• solaire
• solarium

 

Further reading

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

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Louisiana Creole French

Etymology

From French soleil (“sun”).

Noun

soleil

1. sun

References

• Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

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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 (see for cognates) < *soliculus, from Latin sōl, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥. Compare Old Occitan solelh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suˈlɛʎ/

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