tiule
Old French
Etymology
From Latin tēgula, as with riule, reule from rēgula; either retained through the influence of preservative analogy or reintroduced by scholars[1]. Compare also Middle French teille (“flared earthenware vessel”)[2], and Champenois teille, from the shortened Vulgar Latin *tegla.
Pronunciation
Noun
tiule oblique singular, f (oblique plural tiules, nominative singular tiule, nominative plural tiules)
- tile (flat often square ceramic disk)
Descendants
- French: tuile