coillu

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cōleūtus, derived from Latin cōleus (“testicle”). By surface analysis, coille +‎ -u.

Pronunciation
  • (classical) IPA(key): /kuˈʎy/

Adjective

coillu m (oblique and nominative feminine singular coillue)

  1. uncastrated

Descendants
  • Middle French: couillu
    • French: couillu

References
  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (coillu)
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