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quil

quil

See also: qu'il

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Noun

quil m (plural quils)

  1. chyle

Istriot

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *(ec)cu + illu, contracted form of Latin eccum + illum, accusative masculine singular of ille. Compare Italian quello, Venetian cuel, cuelo.

Adjective

quil m sg (feminine quila or quilla, masculine plural quili or quii, feminine plural quile or quille)

  1. that
    • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 128:
      Caro, cun quil visito bianco e russo.
      Dear, with that little white and red face.

Old French

Alternative forms

  • q̃l (manuscripts)
  • qu'il (majority of facsimiles)

Contraction

quil

  1. Contraction of que + il (that he, that it)