ciel
English edit
Verb edit
ciel (third-person singular simple present ciels, present participle cieling, simple past and past participle cieled)
- Alternative form of ceil
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French ciel, from Latin caelum, from Proto-Italic *kailom, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂i-lom (“whole”), from *keh₂i-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ciel m (plural cieux or ciels)
Usage notes edit
In poetic or religious senses, often in the plural: Notre Père qui es aux cieux... ― Our Father who art in heaven...
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- Haitian Creole: syèl
Noun edit
ciel m (plural ciels)
- canopy (of a bed, etc.)
Interjection edit
ciel
Further reading edit
- “ciel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Noun edit
ciel m (apocopated)
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Norman edit
Etymology edit
From Old French ciel, from Latin caelum.
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Audio (Jersey) (file)
Noun edit
ciel m (plural cieux)
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin caelum. The nominative singular derives from attested Vulgar Latin caelus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ciel oblique singular, m (oblique plural cieus or ciex or ciels, nominative singular cieus or ciex or ciels, nominative plural ciel)
Descendants edit
Polish edit
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ciel
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Noun edit
ciel (nominative plural ciels)