oile

See also: o ile, o'i le, and õile

Irish

Noun

oile

1. genitive singular of oil (“disgrace”)

Verb

oile

1. present subjunctive analytic of oil (“nourish, train; suit, fit”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of oile

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
oile	n-oile	hoile	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Middle English

Noun

oile

1. Alternative form of oyle

Old French

Alternative forms

• huile, huille, olie, oyle, uelie, ulie

Etymology

From Latin olea, nominative plural of oleum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔi̯.lə/

Noun

oile oblique singular, f (oblique plural oiles, nominative singular oile, nominative plural oiles)

1. oil (lipid in liquid form)

Descendants

• Bourguignon: heule
• Middle French: huyle
  • French: huile
    • Haitian Creole: lwil (from l’huile)
    • Vietnamese: luyn (from l’huile)
• Norman: hielle, huile (Guernsey)
• → Middle English: oyle
  • English: oil
  • Scots: ile, uilie, ulie

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈojle]

Noun

oile

1. definite nominative/accusative plural of oaie