See also: oeil

French

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œil

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French œil, from Old French oil, uel, ueil (plural olz, ialz), from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus. Doublet of oculus, a borrowing. Cognate with Spanish ojo, Portuguese olho, Galician ollo, Italian occhio, Romanian ochi and Catalan ull. For the phonetic development of the plural, see yeux.

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Noun

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œil m (plural yeux or œils)

  1. (anatomy, plural yeux) eye, organ that is sensitive to light, helping organisms to see
  2. (plural œils) glyph, rendering of a single character
  3. (plural œils) eye (of a needle)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Saint Dominican Creole French: z'yeu
    • Haitian Creole: je
  • Haitian Creole: zye

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French ueil.

Noun

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œil m (plural yeulx)

  1. (anatomy) eye

Descendants

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  • French: œil
    • Saint Dominican Creole French: z'yeu
      • Haitian Creole: je
    • Haitian Creole: zye