aumaille

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French almaille (whence also the variant armaille), from Old French almaille, from Latin animālia, neuter plural of animal reinterpreted as a feminine singular. Doublet of animal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.maj/

Noun

aumaille f (plural aumailles)

1. (obsolete) livestock, cattle

Further reading

• “aumaille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.