fusile
See also: fusilé
English
Etymology 1
From Latin fūsilis, from the participle stem of fundere (“to pour”).
Adjective
fusile (comparative more fusile, superlative most fusile)
- (now rare) That can be melted; meltable
- (now rare) That has been melted to by heat; liquid, flowing
- Forged or formed by melting or casting
Antonyms
- infusile
Etymology 2
Alternative forms.
Noun
fusile (plural fusiles)
- (heraldry) Alternative form of fusil
Latin
Adjective
fūsile
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of fūsilis
References
- fusile in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Sardinian
Etymology
Borrowed from French fusil; see there for further etymology.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fuˈsile/, [fu.ˈziː.lɛ]
Noun
fusile m (plural fusiles)
- rifle
Spanish
Verb
fusile
- inflection of fusilar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative