fiole
French
Alternative forms
- phiole
Etymology
From Old French fiole, from Late Latin fiola, from Latin phiala, from Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fjɔl/
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Noun
fiole f (plural fioles)
- vial, phial
Derived terms
- fiole Erlenmeyer
Further reading
- “fiole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- folie
Middle English
Alternative forms
- fyol, fyole, viol, viole, vyole, vyel, phial, vyall, vyolle, fyall, phiole, fyoll
Etymology
From Old French fiole, from Late Latin fiola, from Latin phiala, from Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fiːˈɔːl(ə)/, /ˈfiːɔl(ə)/, /ˈfiːəl(ə)/
- (Southern) IPA(key): /viːˈɔːl(ə)/, /ˈviːɔl(ə)/, /ˈviːəl(ə)/
Noun
fiole (plural fioles)
- A receptacle, vial, or bottle or diminutive size.
- A spouted container for pouring liquid out of.
Descendants
- English: vial, phial
References
- “fīōle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-05-30.
Old French
Etymology
From Late Latin fiola, from Latin phiala, from Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē).
Noun
fiole f (oblique plural fioles, nominative singular fiole, nominative plural fioles)
- vial, phial
Descendants
- French: fiole
- → Middle English: fiole, fyol, fyole, viol, viole, vyole, vyel, phial, vyall, vyolle, fyall, phiole, fyoll
- English: vial, phial