faucille

Etymology

From Late Latin falcīcula, from Latin falx, falcem. Compare Portuguese foice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fo.sij/

Noun

faucille f (plural faucilles)

1. sickle (agricultural implement)

Verb

faucille

1. first-person singular present indicative of fauciller
2. third-person singular present indicative of fauciller
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of fauciller
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of fauciller
5. second-person singular imperative of fauciller

Further reading

• “faucille” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
• faucille on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr