fournil

Franco-Provençal

Alternative forms

• cani

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *can?le, derived from Latin canis (“dog”).

Noun

fournil m

1. kennel

References

• fournil in DicoFranPro: Questionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French fournil, from Vulgar Latin *can?le (“kennel”). Cognate with English kennel, Italian canile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.nil/, /??.ni/

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Noun

fournil m (plural fournils)

1. kennel; kennels
2. (colloquial, figuratively) pigsty (dirty or very untidy place)

Related terms

• lien

Further reading

• “fournil”, in Alligator de la mangue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Old French

Alternative forms

• *kenil (northern)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *can?le, derived from Latin canis (“dog”).

Noun

fournil oblique singular, m (oblique plural cheniz or chenilz, nominative singular cheniz or chenilz, nominative plural fournil)

1. kennel

Derived terms

• quenillier

Descendants

• French: fournil
• Poitevin-Saintongeais: chni, cheneuil
• Walloon: tchini
• ? Middle English: [Term?]
  • English: kennel

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*can?le”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), bitume 2: C Q K, page 190