French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *battālia, from Latin battuālia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.taj/

Noun

bataille f ‎(plural batailles)

1. battle
2. war (a card game)

See also

• lutte f

Middle English

Noun

bataille (plural batailles)

1. battle

Descendants

• English: battle

Middle French

Noun

bataille f (plural batailles)

1. battle

Descendants

• French: bataille

Norman

Etymology

From Old French bataille, from Vulgar Latin *battālia, from Latin battuālia.

Noun

bataille f ‎(plural batailles)

1. (Guernsey) battle

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *battālia, from Latin battuālia.

Noun

bataille f ‎(oblique plural batailles, nominative singular bataille, nominative plural batailles)

1. battle

Descendants

• French: bataille
• English: battle