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. Template:coglist

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔ.lɛj/

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• Rhymes: -ɛj

Noun

soleil m (plural soleils)

1. sun (star)

Related terms

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

Further reading

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

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Middle French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French soleil.

Noun

soleil m (plural soleils)

1. sun (star)

Descendants

• French: soleil

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Old French

Alternative forms

• soloil
• souleil

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suˈleʎ/, /soˈleʎ/

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. sun (star)

Descendants

• Middle French: soleil
  • French: soleil