fiole

French

fiole

Alternative forms

• phiole

Etymology

Inherited from Old French fiole, from Late Latin fiola, from Latin phiala, from Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fjɔl/

• Audio:

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Noun

fiole f (plural fioles)

1. vial, phial

Derived terms

• fiole Erlenmeyer

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• folie

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fyol, fyole, viol, viole, vyole, vyel, phial, vyall, vyolle, fyall, phiole, fyoll

Etymology

From Old French fiole, from Late Latin fiola, from Latin phiala, from Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiːˈɔːl(ə)/, /ˈfiːɔl(ə)/, /ˈfiːəl(ə)/
• (Southern) IPA^(key): /viːˈɔːl(ə)/, /ˈviːɔl(ə)/, /ˈviːəl(ə)/

Noun

fiole (plural fioles)

1. A receptacle, vial, or bottle or diminutive size.
2. A spouted container for pouring liquid out of.

Descendants

• English: vial, phial
• → Welsh: ffiol

References

• “fīōle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-05-30.

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin fiola, from Latin phiala, from Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē).

Noun

fiole oblique singular, f (oblique plural fioles, nominative singular fiole, nominative plural fioles)

1. vial, phial

Descendants

• French: fiole
• → Middle English: fiole, fyol, fyole, viol, viole, vyole, vyel, phial, vyall, vyolle, fyall, phiole, fyoll
  • English: vial, phial
  • → Welsh: ffiol