soleil

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French soleil. === Pronunciation === === Noun === soleil (Polari) sun ==== Related terms ==== == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French soleil, from Old French soleil, from Vulgar Latin *sōliculus, diminutive of Latin sōl (“sun”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɔ.lɛj/, /so.lɛj/ Rhymes: -ɛj === Noun === soleil m (plural soleils) sun (star) sunflower Synonym: tournesol ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: solèy === Further reading === “soleil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Louisiana Creole == === Etymology === From French soleil (“sun”). === Noun === soleil sun === References === Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French soleil. === Noun === soleil m (plural soleils) sun (star) ==== Descendants ==== French: soleil == Old French == === Alternative forms === souleil, soloil === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *sōliculus, diminutive of Latin sōl (“sun”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥. Compare Old Occitan solelh. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /suˈleʎ/ === Noun === soleil oblique singular, m (oblique plural soleuz or soleilz, nominative singular soleuz or soleilz, nominative plural soleil) sun (star) ==== Descendants ==== Gallo: soulai Franc-Comtois: soroiye Middle French: soleil French: soleil Norman: solé Walloon: solea