huile

Verb

huile

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of huilen

Etymology

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

Verb

huile

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

Further reading

• “huile” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪlʲə/

Adjective

huile

1. h-prothesized form of uile

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

Etymology

Attested with this spelling at least as early as 1260^[1].

Noun

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

1. Alternative form of oile

References

Determiner

huile

1. Alternative spelling of uile