oeil

See also: œil

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œj/

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Noun

oeil m (plural yeux)

1. Nonstandard spelling of œil.

Usage notes

• The œ ligature is often replaced in contemporary French with oe (the œ character does not appear on AZERTY keyboards), but this is nonstandard.

Further reading

• “oeil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Old French

Noun

oeil oblique singular, m (oblique plural ialz, nominative singular ialz, nominative plural oeil)

1. Alternative form of ueil