aiguille
See also: aiguillé
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French aiguille (“needle”).
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.ɡwiːl/,[1][2] /eɪˈɡwiːl/,[2] /ˈeɪ.ɡwiː/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.ɡwil/,[2][3] /eɪˈɡwil/,[1][2][3][4] /eɪˈɡwi/[4]
Noun edit
aiguille (plural aiguilles)
- A needle-shaped peak. [from 19th c.]
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- Mont Blanc, the supreme and magnificent Mont Blanc, raised itself from the surrounding aiguilles, and its tremendous dome overlooked the valley.
- An instrument for boring holes, used in blasting.
Related terms edit
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “aiguille”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 “aiguille”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 “aiguille”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 “aiguille”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French aguille, from Late Latin acūcula, diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”). Perhaps influenced phonetically by aiguiser. Compare Occitan agulha.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aiguille f (plural aiguilles)
- (botany, costumery, medicine) needle
- needle (of a compass)
- hand (of a watch)
- spire (of a church)
- (railway) point, switch
- Coordinate term: aiguillage
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
See also edit
- épingle f
Verb edit
aiguille
- inflection of aiguiller:
Further reading edit
- “aiguille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.