valvule
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin valvula (“valve, little valve”) either directly or via French valvule, from Latin valva (“double door, valve”) + -ula (“-ule, -ling: forming diminutives”). Doublet of valvula.
Noun edit
valvule (plural valvules or valvulae)
Usage notes edit
The uncommon plural valvulae is borrowed irregularly directly from the Latin doublet valvula.
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French edit
Noun edit
valvule f (plural valvules)
Further reading edit
- “valvule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.