estoile

== English == === Alternative forms === etoile === Etymology === Old French, from Latin stēlla. Doublet of étoile, stella, and stelo; related to aster and star. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˈstɔɪl/ === Noun === estoile (plural estoiles) (heraldry) A six-pointed star whose rays are wavy, as opposed to the straight lines of a mullet. ==== Usage notes ==== Variations include the estoile of eight points, with four straight and four wavy rays, and the estoile of four points, or cross estoilé. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === etoiles, étoiles == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French estoile. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛːˈtwɛlə/ === Noun === estoile f (plural estoiles) star ==== Descendants ==== French: étoileHaitian Creole: zetwalMauritian Creole: zetwalSeychellois Creole: zetwal→ English: étoile, etoile→ Italian: étoile == Old French == === Alternative forms === esteile, estelle === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin stēla, from Latin stēlla. === Pronunciation === (archaic) IPA(key): /esˈtei̯lə/ (classical) IPA(key): /esˈtoi̯lə/ === Noun === estoile oblique singular, f (oblique plural estoiles, nominative singular estoile, nominative plural estoiles) star ==== Descendants ==== Bourguignon: étoile English: estoile, Estella, Estelle Gallo: esteill Middle French: estoileFrench: étoileHaitian Creole: zetwalMauritian Creole: zetwalSeychellois Creole: zetwal→ English: étoile, etoile→ Italian: étoile Norman: êtaile, éteile, ételle, etel Picard: étole Poitevin-Saintongeais: étéle Walloon: stoele, sitoele