soif
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French soif, from earlier seif, seit, from Latin sitis. The unetymological -f seems to have been inserted, following cases such as Old French noif (“snow”), possibly to avoid homophony with soit (“[may] it be”) and soi (“-self”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /swaf/
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Derived terms
Descendants
- → Esperanto: soifo
Further reading
- “soif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Old French
Descendants
- French: soif
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