ouïe
French edit
Etymology edit
Deverbal of ouïr, corresponding to Latin audīta < audītus. Compare Occitan ausida, Catalan oïda, Spanish oído, Portuguese ouvido, Italian udito, Romansch udida, Friulian uldide.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /wi/, /u.i/
Audio (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -i
- Homophones: ouï, ouïes, ouïs, ouït (general), oui (monosyllabic only)
Noun edit
ouïe f (plural ouïes)
- hearing, audition
- Near-synonym: audition
- gill (breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals)
- Synonym: branchie
- (music, lutherie) f-hole, sound hole
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Further reading edit
- “ouïe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.