"puits" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /pɥi/, /pwi/ [Belgium] Audio: Fr-puits.ogg Forms: puits [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French, from Old French puis, puiz, from Latin puteus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *paw- (“to strike”). The t was added back in Middle French in order to reflect the Latin spelling and distinguish from the verb/adverb puis. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French, {{inh+|fr|frm|-}} Inherited from Middle French, {{inh|fr|fro|puis}} Old French puis, {{inh|fr|la|puteus}} Latin puteus, {{der|fr|ine-pro|*paw-||to strike}} Proto-Indo-European *paw- (“to strike”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} puits m (plural puits)
  1. well, shaft Tags: masculine Derived forms: puiser, puits artésien, puits de pétrole, puits de science, puits sans fond
    Sense id: en-puits-fr-noun-BlDvoHG7 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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