langue de si

French

Etymology

From the Old Spanish or Italian word si (“yes”). Compare langue d’oc and langue d’oïl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑ̃ɡ də si/

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Noun

langue de si f (plural langues de si)

1. any of the Old Spanish dialects during the Middle Ages
2. any of the southern European Romance languages during the Middle Ages in which the word for yes was si, particularly Italian dialects, by opposition to langue d'oc and langue d'oïl

See also

• langue d’oc
• langue d’oïl