French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French fueille, from Late Latin folia, plural of folium in Classical Latin, itself probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom (leaf), from *bʰleh₃- (blossom, flower). Doublet of folio, which was borrowed from Latin. Compare English foil, Spanish hoja, Portuguese folha, Catalan fulla, and Italian foglia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fœj/
  • Audio; une feuille:(file)

Noun

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feuille f (plural feuilles)

  1. leaf (of a plant or tree)
  2. sheet (of paper, etc)
  3. (informal) ear

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: föy

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