tiule
Old French edit
Etymology edit
From Latin tēgula, as with riule, reule from rēgula; either retained through the influence of preservative analogy or reintroduced by scholars.[1] Compare also Middle French teille (“flared earthenware vessel”),[2] and Champenois teille, from the shortened Vulgar Latin *tegla.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tiule oblique singular, f (oblique plural tiules, nominative singular tiule, nominative plural tiules)
- tile (flat often square ceramic disk)
Descendants edit
- French: tuile