huile

== Dutch == === Verb === huile (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of huilen == French == === Etymology === Inherited 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 === (mute h) IPA(key): /ɥil/ === Noun === huile f (plural huiles) oil (liquid fat) big gun, big cheese (person of consequence) Synonyms: gros bonnet, ponte ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: lwil (from l'huile) Vietnamese: luyn (from l'huile) === Verb === huile inflection of huiler: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “huile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɪlʲə/ === Adjective === huile 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) (Guernsey) oil == Old French == === Etymology === Attested with this spelling at least as early as 1260. === Noun === huile oblique singular, f (oblique plural huiles, nominative singular huile, nominative plural huiles) alternative form of oile === References === == Old Irish == === Determiner === huile alternative spelling of uile ==== Inflection ==== === Mutation === == Spanish == === Verb === huile second-person singular voseo imperative of huir combined with le