tulle

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French tulle, named after French Tulle (a town), named after Latin Tūtēla (a Roman deity), from Latin tūtēla (whence English tutelary), from Latin tueor (whence tutor, tutorial). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /tjuːl/, /tuːl/, /tʊl/ (US) IPA(key): /tuːl/ Rhymes: -uːl, -ʊl Homophone: tool === Noun === tulle (countable and uncountable, plural tulles) A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Tuell, ullet == Estonian == === Noun === tulle illative singular of tuli == Finnish == === Verb === tulle present active potential connegative of tulla === Anagrams === lelut == French == === Etymology === Named after Tulle, where the fabric was first manufactured. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tyl/ === Noun === tulle m (uncountable) tulle ==== Descendants ==== → English: tulle → Esperanto: tulo → German: Tüll → Japanese: チュール (chūru) → Russian: тюль (tjulʹ) → Spanish: tul → Turkish: tül === Further reading === “tulle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Verb === tulle alternative form of tollen (“to bring”) == Pali == === Alternative forms === === Adjective === tulle locative singular masculine/neuter of tulla, which is alternative form of tulya, which is gerundive of tuleti (“to weigh”) accusative plural masculine of tulla, which is alternative form of tulya, which is gerundive of tuleti (“to weigh”) vocative singular feminine of tulla, which is alternative form of tulya, which is gerundive of tuleti (“to weigh”) == Spanish == === Verb === tulle inflection of tullir: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative