chenil
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French chenil, from Vulgar Latin *canīle (“kennel”). Cognate with English kennel, Italian canile.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editchenil m (plural chenils)
- kennel; kennels
- (colloquial, figuratively) pigsty (dirty or very untidy place)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “chenil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French
editAlternative forms
edit- *kenil (northern)
Etymology
editFrom Vulgar Latin *canīle, derived from Latin canis (“dog”).
Noun
editchenil oblique singular, m (oblique plural cheniz or chenilz, nominative singular cheniz or chenilz, nominative plural chenil)[1]
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- French: chenil
- Poitevin-Saintongeais: chni, cheneuil
- Walloon: tchini
- → Middle English: kenel, kenell
- English: kennel
References
edit- ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*canīle”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 2: C Q K, page 190
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