veille

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin vigilia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɛj/ === Noun === veille f (plural veilles) the day before, the eve Antonym: lendemain la veille de Noël ― Christmas Eve la veille du jour de l'an ― New Year's Eve (by extension) the era or while before something; eve Jusqu’à la veille de la Première Guerre mondiale, la cause de l’immigration italienne en France était essentiellement économique. ― Until the eve of World War I, the cause of Italian immigration to France was essentially economic. wakefulness Antonym: sommeil (night) watch, vigil (computing) standby ==== Synonyms ==== (Eve): le réveillon ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== avant-veille à veille de ce n'est pas demain la veille écran de veille lendemain de veille ==== Related terms ==== veiller (verb) === Further reading === “veille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === vielle, viellé == Old French == === Alternative forms === vedille (archaic) ville, verille (late) velle (hapax; unusual) === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *vĭtīcula, from Late Latin vītīcula, from Classical Latin vītĭcula. The reason for the development of a variant verille is unclear. === Pronunciation === (archaic) IPA(key): /vəˈðiʎə/ (classical) IPA(key): /vəˈiʎə/ (late) IPA(key): /ˈviʎə/, /vəˈɾiʎə/ === Noun === veille oblique singular, f (oblique plural veilles, nominative singular veille, nominative plural veilles) tendril ==== Descendants ==== French: vrille === References === “veïlle f.”, in DEAF: Dictionnaire Étymologique de l'Ancien Français, Heidelberg: Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1968-.