zil in Haitian Creole

IPA: /zil/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From French île (“island”). In French, the plural form îles is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, îles was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/. Etymology templates: {{der|ht|fr|île||island}} French île (“island”), {{m|fr|îles}} îles, {{m|fr|aux}} aux, {{m|fr|les}} les, {{m|fr|mes}} mes, {{m|fr||îles}} îles, {{htetylz|îles}} In French, the plural form îles is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, îles was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/. Head templates: {{head|ht|noun}} zil

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      "args": {
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        "2": "fr",
        "3": "île",
        "4": "",
        "5": "island"
      },
      "expansion": "French île (“island”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
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        "1": "fr",
        "2": "îles"
      },
      "expansion": "îles",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
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        "2": "aux"
      },
      "expansion": "aux",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
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        "2": "les"
      },
      "expansion": "les",
      "name": "m"
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    {
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      },
      "expansion": "mes",
      "name": "m"
    },
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        "2": "",
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      },
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    },
    {
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        "1": "îles"
      },
      "expansion": "In French, the plural form îles is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, îles was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.",
      "name": "htetylz"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From French île (“island”). In French, the plural form îles is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, îles was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "ht",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "zil",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ht",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Haitian Creole entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "island"
      ],
      "id": "en-zil-ht-noun-KM0sXBXR",
      "links": [
        [
          "island",
          "island"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/zil/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zil"
}

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{
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ht",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "île",
        "4": "",
        "5": "island"
      },
      "expansion": "French île (“island”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "îles"
      },
      "expansion": "îles",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "aux"
      },
      "expansion": "aux",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
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        "1": "fr",
        "2": "les"
      },
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    {
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        "1": "fr",
        "2": "mes"
      },
      "expansion": "mes",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
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        "1": "fr",
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      },
      "expansion": "îles",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "îles"
      },
      "expansion": "In French, the plural form îles is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, îles was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.",
      "name": "htetylz"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From French île (“island”). In French, the plural form îles is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, îles was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ht",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "zil",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Haitian Creole",
  "lang_code": "ht",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Haitian Creole entries with incorrect language header",
        "Haitian Creole lemmas",
        "Haitian Creole nouns",
        "Haitian Creole terms derived from French",
        "Haitian Creole terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "island"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "island",
          "island"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/zil/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zil"
}

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"zil" meaning in Haitian Creole

Noun