Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *plicātīcius, from Latin plicāre (bend). By surface analysis, ploiier +‎ -ëiz.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ploieiz m (oblique and nominative feminine singular ploieize)

  1. flexible

Noun

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ploieiz oblique singularm (oblique plural ploieiz, nominative singular ploieiz, nominative plural ploieiz)

  1. hurdle, entanglement, wickerwork

References

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  • Malkiel, Yakov. 1968. The Old French verbal abstracts in -ëiz. Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie 102. 33.