sourcil
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French sourcil, from Old French sourcil, sorcil, inherited from Latin supercilium. "sour-" is an older form of sur (over, above) while "cil" means "eyelash" in French. Thus, "sourcil" literally means "above eyelash."
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /suʁ.si/, /suʁ.sil/
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Further reading
- “sourcil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French
Alternative forms
- sorcil
- sorcille
Etymology
From Latin supercilium.
Noun
sourcil oblique singular, m (oblique plural sourciz or sourcilz, nominative singular sourciz or sourcilz, nominative plural sourcil)
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