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chenil

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French chenil, from Vulgar Latin *canīle (kennel). Cognate with English kennel, Italian canile.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃə.nil/, /ʃə.ni/
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Noun

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chenil m (plural chenils)

  1. kennel; kennels
  2. (colloquial, figuratively) pigsty (dirty or very untidy place)
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Further reading

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *canīle, derived from Latin canis (dog).

Noun

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chenil oblique singularm (oblique plural cheniz or chenilz, nominative singular cheniz or chenilz, nominative plural chenil)[1]

  1. kennel

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • French: chenil
  • Poitevin-Saintongeais: chni, cheneuil
  • Walloon: tchini
  • Middle English: kenel, kenell

References

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  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*canīle”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 2: C Q K, page 190