French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French fueille, from Late Latin folia, plural of folium in Classical Latin, itself probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom (leaf), from *bʰleh₃- (blossom, flower). Doublet of folio, which was borrowed from Latin. Compare English foil, Spanish hoja, Portuguese folha, Catalan fulla, and Italian foglia.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fœj/
  • (file)

Noun edit

feuille f (plural feuilles)

  1. leaf (of a plant or tree)
  2. sheet (of paper, etc)
  3. (informal) ear

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Turkish: föy

See also edit

Further reading edit