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étoile

See also: etoile and étoilé

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French étoile. Doublet of estoile, stella, star, and aster.

Noun

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étoile (plural étoiles)

  1. (ballet) The leading ballet dancer in a company

Anagrams

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Bourguignon

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Etymology

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From Latin stella.

Noun

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étoile f (plural étoiles)

  1. star

French

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Etymology

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From Middle French estoile, from Old French estoile, esteile, from Late Latin stēla, from Latin stēlla. Doublet of Estelle.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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étoile f (plural étoiles)

  1. star
  2. (heraldry) mullet
  3. (agriculture) a white mark on the forehead of a horse or bull

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Haitian Creole: zetwal
  • Mauritian Creole: zetwal
  • Seychellois Creole: zetwal
  • → English: étoile, etoile
  • → Italian: étoile

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Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French étoile (“star”). Doublet of stella.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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étoile m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. (ballet) étoile (leading dancer)

Further reading

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  • étoile in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • etoile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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