different between estoile vs etoile

English

Alternative forms

• etoile

Etymology

Old French, from Latin st?lla. Doublet of étoile and stella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??st??l/

Noun

estoile (plural estoiles)

1. (heraldry) A six-pointed star whose rays are wavy, as opposed to the straight lines of a mullet.

Usage notes

• Variations include the estoile of eight points, with four straight and four wavy rays, and the estoile of four points, or cross estoilé.

Anagrams

• etoiles, étoiles

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French estoile, esteile, from Latin st?lla.

Noun

estoile f (plural estoiles)

1. star

Descendants

• French: étoile
  • Haitian Creole: zetwal
  • Mauritian Creole: zetwal
  • Seychellois Creole: zetwal
  • ? English: étoile, etoile
  • ? Italian: étoile

Old French

Alternative forms

• esteile, estelle

Etymology

From Latin st?lla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /es?toi?.l?/

Noun

estoile f (oblique plural estoiles, nominative singular estoile, nominative plural estoiles)

1. star

Descendants

• Bourguignon: étoile
• English: estoile, Estella, Estelle
• Gallo: esteill
• Middle French: estoile
  • French: étoile
    • Haitian Creole: zetwal
    • Mauritian Creole: zetwal
    • Seychellois Creole: zetwal
    • ? English: étoile, etoile
    • ? Italian: étoile
• Norman: êtaile, éteile, ételle, etel
• Picard: étole
• Walloon: stoele, sitoele

English

Etymology

French étoile

Noun

etoile (plural etoiles)

1. (heraldry) Alternative form of estoile

Anagrams

• teleio-

Italian

Noun

etoile m or f (invariable)

1. Alternative spelling of étoile