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Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χυλός (khulós, “juice”).
Pronunciation
Noun
quil m (plural quils)
- chyle
Further reading
Istriot
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *(ec)cu illu, contracted from the accusative of Vulgar Latin *eccum ille. Compare Italian quello, Venetian cuel, cuelo.
Adjective
quil m sg (feminine quila or quilla, masculine plural quili or quii, feminine plural quile or quille)
- that
1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 128:Caro, cun quil visito bianco e russo.- Dear, with that little white and red face.
Old French
Alternative forms
- q̃l (manuscripts)
- qu'il (majority of facsimiles)
Contraction
quil
- Contraction of que + il (that he, that it)