ueil

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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First known attestation circa 980 as ol. From Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (eye; to see).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ueil oblique singularm (oblique plural ialz, nominative singular ialz, nominative plural ueil)

  1. (anatomy) eye

Descendants

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  • Bourguignon: euïl
  • Champenois: euil
  • Franc-Comtois: ouil
  • Gallo: oélh
  • Middle French: œil, oeil
    • French: œil
      • Saint Dominican Creole French: z'yeu
        • Haitian Creole: je
      • Haitian Creole: zye
  • Norman:
  • Picard: euil, ziu
  • Poitevin-Saintongeais: éll
  • Walloon: iy, ouy