Dutch

Verb

huile

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of huilen

French

Etymology

From Middle French huyle, from Old French oile, from Latin oleum, from olea ‎(“olive”), from Ancient Greek ἐλαία ‎(elaía, “olive”). The h was added in Middle French to indicate that the u was a vowel, as in typography u and v were used interchangeably at the time. Compare huit ‎(“eight”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɥil/

Noun

huile f ‎(plural huiles)

1. oil (liquid fat)
2. big gun, big cheese

Related terms

Verb

huile

1. first-person singular present indicative of huiler
2. third-person singular present indicative of huiler
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of huiler
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of huiler
5. second-person singular imperative of huiler

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɪlʲə]

Adjective

huile

1. h-prothesized form of uile

Norman

Etymology

From Old French oile, from Latin oleum, from olea ‎(“olive”), from Ancient Greek ἐλαία ‎(elaía, “olive”).

Noun

huile f ‎(plural huiles)

1. (Guernsey) oil

Old French

Etymology

Attested with this spelling at least as early as 1260^[1].

Noun

huile f ‎(oblique plural huiles, nominative singular huile, nominative plural huiles)

1. Alternative form of oile

References

1. ↑ “huile” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Old Irish

Determiner

huile

1. Alternative spelling of uile