huile

Dutch

Verb

huile

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of huilen

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French huyle, from Old French oile, from Latin oleum, from olea (“olive”), from Ancient Greek ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”). The h was added in Middle French to indicate that the u was a vowel, as in typography u and v were used interchangeably at the time. Compare huit (“eight”).

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /ɥil/

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Noun

huile f (plural huiles)

1. oil (liquid fat)
2. big gun, big cheese

Derived terms

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: lwil (from l’huile)
• Vietnamese: luyn (from l’huile)

Verb

huile

1. inflection of huiler:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “huile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪlʲə/

Adjective

huile

1. h-prothesized form of uile

Norman

Etymology

From Old French oile, from Latin oleum, from olea (“olive”), from Ancient Greek ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”).

Noun

huile f (plural huiles)

1. (Guernsey) oil

Old French

Etymology

Attested with this spelling at least as early as 1260.

Noun

huile oblique singular, f (oblique plural huiles, nominative singular huile, nominative plural huiles)

1. Alternative form of oile

References

Old Irish

Determiner

huile

1. Alternative spelling of uile

Inflection

Mutation

Spanish

Verb

huile

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of huir combined with le