different between sloe vs prunelle

English

Etymology

From Middle English slo, sla, slagh, from Old English sl?h, from Proto-Germanic *slaih?, *slaihw?, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh?y- (“bluish”). Doublet of Sliwa.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?sl??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?slo?/
• Rhymes: -??
• Homophone: slow

Noun

sloe (plural sloes)

1. The small, bitter, wild fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa).
   • 1796, Zoonomia, or, the Laws of Organic Life, by Erasmus Darwin, part II.I.I.III

     There is also a dryness in the mouth from the increased action of the absorbent vessels, when a sloe or a crab-apple are masticated...

   • 1872, The Snow Queen by H. C. Andersen, translation by Paull:

     The dew-drops fell like water, leaf after leaf dropped from the trees, the sloe-thorn alone still bore fruit, but the sloes were sour, and set the teeth on edge. Oh, how dark and weary the whole world appeared!
2. The tree Prunus spinosa.
3. Any of various other plants of the genus Prunus, as a shrub or small tree, Prunus alleghaniensis, bearing dark-purple fruit.

Derived terms

• sloe gin
• sloe-eyed

Translations

Anagrams

• EOLs, ESOL, Elos, LEOs, Leos, Lose, OELs, Sole, elos, leos, lose, selo, sole

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• (verb): sloa (a-infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse slóði m.

Noun

sloe m (definite singular sloen, indefinite plural sloar, definite plural sloane)

1. a bunch of branches or small trees that one drags after one self (to haul hey, sweep away snow, or used as a break)
2. a lazy person, a good-for-nothing, a n'er-do-well

Verb

sloe (present tense sloar, past tense sloa, past participle sloa, passive infinitive sloast, present participle sloande, imperative slo)

1. (transitive) to drag
2. (intransitive) to be lazy

References

• “sloe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• lose, sole

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From French, diminutive of prune.

Noun

prunelle (plural prunelles)

1. a kind of small and very acid French plum, especially when stoned and dried, from Prunus spinosa (blackthorn, sloe).

French

Etymology

From prune + -elle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?y.n?l/

Noun

prunelle f (plural prunelles)

1. sloe (small, bitter, wild fruit of the blackthorn)
2. sloe gin
3. (anatomy) pupil; eye
4. (archaic) a type of cloth

Synonyms

• (pupil): pupille (more common)

Derived terms

• tenir à quelque chose comme à la prunelle de ses yeux

Related terms

• prunellier

Further reading

• “prunelle” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).