êtaile

Norman

Alternative forms

éteile (continental Norman)
ételle (Guernsey)
etel (Sark)

Etymology

From Old French estoile, esteile, from Latin stēlla, from Proto-Italic *stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (“star”).

Pronunciation

Audio (Jersey) (file)

Noun

êtaile f (plural êtailes)

(Jersey) star
(Jersey) asterisk

Synonyms

astérisque (“asterisk”)

Derived terms

êtaile dé mé (“starfish”)
êtaile tchiyante (“shooting star”)

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