"moelle" meaning in French

See moelle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mwal/, /mwɛl/ Audio: Fr-moelle.oga , LL-Q150 (fra)-Bananax47-moelle.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-moelle.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-moelle.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-moelle.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-moelle.wav Forms: moelles [plural], moëlle [alternative], mœlle [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French moelle, mouelle, from Old French moele, mëoule, moelle, muële, mëolle, mëule, inherited from Latin medulla. Doublet of médulla. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|moelle|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French moelle, {{inh+|fr|frm|moelle}} Inherited from Middle French moelle, {{inh|fr|fro|moele}} Old French moele, {{inh|fr|la|medulla}} Latin medulla, {{doublet|fr|médulla}} Doublet of médulla Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} moelle f (plural moelles)
  1. marrow (substance inside bones) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-moelle-fr-noun-EQzrifsX Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 36 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 34 40
  2. spinal cord Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-moelle-fr-noun-ScARUpNe Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 36 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 34 40
  3. pith Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-moelle-fr-noun-FYuZPCuN Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 26 32 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 36 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 34 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: moelleux, moelle épinière, moelle osseuse, substantifique moelle

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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