soif

French

Etymology

From Old French soif, from Early Old French seif, seit, from Latin sitis, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰítis (“perishing, destruction, decrease”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /swaf/
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Noun

soif f (plural soifs)

thirst

Descendants

Esperanto: soifi, soifo

See also

avoir soif

Anagrams

fois

Further reading

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

Old French

Alternative forms

sai
sef
seif
seyf
soi

Etymology

From Latin sitis.

Noun

soif m, f

thirst

Descendants

French: soif

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