quil

See also: qu'il

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χυλός (khulós, “juice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈkil]

Noun

quil m (plural quils)

1. chyle

Further reading

• “quil” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Istriot

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *(ec)cu illu, contracted from the accusative of Vulgar Latin *eccum ille. Compare Italian quello, Venetan cuel, cuelo.

Adjective

quil m sg (feminine quila or quilla, masculine plural quili or quii, feminine plural quile or quille)

1. that
   • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 128:

     Caro, cun quil visito bianco e russo.

     Dear, with that little white and red face.

Old French

Alternative forms

• q̃l (manuscripts)
• qu'il (majority of facsimiles)

Contraction

quil

1. Contraction of que + il (that he, that it)