"ciel" meaning in Old French

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtsi͡ɛl/ Forms: ciel oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], cieus [oblique, plural], ciex [oblique, plural], ciels [oblique, plural], cieus [nominative, singular], ciex [nominative, singular], ciels [nominative, singular], ciel [nominative, plural], cel [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin caelum. The nominative singular derives from attested Vulgar Latin caelus. Etymology templates: {{ety|fro|:inh|la:caelum}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*kailom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "caelum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "ciel", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" }" data-lang="fro" data-title="ciel">, {{inh|fro|la|caelum}} Latin caelum, {{inh|fro|la-vul|caelus}} Vulgar Latin caelus, {{ety|fro|:inh|la:caelum}} Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} ciel oblique singular, m (oblique plural cieus or ciex or ciels, nominative singular cieus or ciex or ciels, nominative plural ciel)
  1. sky
    Sense id: en-ciel-fro-noun-BfUU-ufK
  2. heaven
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Download raw JSONL data for ciel meaning in Old French (3.5kB)

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