"cheval" meaning in Old French

See cheval in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃəˈval/ (note: classical), /t͡ʃi-/ (note: classical), /kə-/ [Northern] (note: classical)
Etymology: Inherited from Latin caballus. Etymology templates: {{dercat|fro|cel-gau}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fro|la|caballus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin caballus, {{inh+|fro|la|caballus}} Inherited from Latin caballus Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} cheval oblique singular, m (oblique plural chevaus or chevax or chevals, nominative singular chevaus or chevax or chevals, nominative plural cheval) Forms: cheval oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], chevaus [oblique, plural], chevax [oblique, plural], chevals [oblique, plural], chevaus [nominative, singular], chevax [nominative, singular], chevals [nominative, singular], cheval [nominative, plural], keval [alternative], chival [alternative]
  1. horse Categories (lifeform): Animals Related terms: chevalier
    Sense id: en-cheval-fro-noun-~WKGK23C Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle French: cheval (see there for further descendants)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Lorrain: tchevâ"
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          "name": "desc"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Picard: cval, cvau"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "wa",
            "2": "tchivå",
            "alts": "1"
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      "text": "Walloon: tchivå, tchvå"
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Gascon: chivau"
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        "pos": "",
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        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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      "expansion": "Latin caballus",
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        "canonical",
        "masculine"
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    },
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      "form": "chevaus",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chevax",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chevals",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chevaus",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chevax",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chevals",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cheval",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keval",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chival",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "cheval oblique singular, m (oblique plural chevaus or chevax or chevals, nominative singular chevaus or chevax or chevals, nominative plural cheval)",
      "name": "fro-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fro",
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          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "fro",
          "name": "Animals",
          "orig": "fro:Animals",
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            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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        {
          "text": "circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:"
        },
        {
          "ref": "EREC de son cheval desçant[.]",
          "text": "-Erec got down from his horse."
        },
        {
          "english": "They killed many good horses",
          "ref": "c. 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:",
          "text": "Maint bon cheval i unt tué",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "horse"
      ],
      "id": "en-cheval-fro-noun-~WKGK23C",
      "links": [
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          "horse",
          "horse"
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        }
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      "ipa": "/t͡ʃəˈval/",
      "note": "classical"
    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡ʃi-/",
      "note": "classical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kə-/",
      "note": "classical",
      "tags": [
        "Northern"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cheval"
}
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    },
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          "name": "desc"
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Lorrain: tchevâ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "Picard: cval, cvau"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "alts": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Gascon: chivau"
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      "form": "cheval oblique singular or",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
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      "form": "chevaus",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
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      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
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      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "chevax",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "chevals",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "cheval",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keval",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chival",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "cheval oblique singular, m (oblique plural chevaus or chevax or chevals, nominative singular chevaus or chevax or chevals, nominative plural cheval)",
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  "lang": "Old French",
  "lang_code": "fro",
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    {
      "word": "chevalier"
    }
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        "Old French nouns",
        "Old French terms derived from Gaulish",
        "Old French terms derived from Latin",
        "Old French terms inherited from Latin",
        "Old French terms with quotations",
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        {
          "text": "circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:"
        },
        {
          "ref": "EREC de son cheval desçant[.]",
          "text": "-Erec got down from his horse."
        },
        {
          "english": "They killed many good horses",
          "ref": "c. 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:",
          "text": "Maint bon cheval i unt tué",
          "type": "quote"
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      ],
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  ],
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      "note": "classical"
    },
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      "note": "classical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kə-/",
      "note": "classical",
      "tags": [
        "Northern"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cheval"
}

Download raw JSONL data for cheval meaning in Old French (3.7kB)

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