quil
See also: qu'il
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χυλός (khulós, “juice”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
quil m (plural quils)
Further reading edit
- “quil” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Istriot edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *(ec)cu illu, contracted from the accusative of Vulgar Latin *eccum ille. Compare Italian quello, Venetian cuel, cuelo.
Adjective edit
quil m sg (feminine quila or quilla, masculine plural quili or quii, feminine plural quile or quille)
- that
- 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 128:
- Caro, cun quil visito bianco e russo.
- Dear, with that little white and red face.
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Contraction edit
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