Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

estoile

/ɪˈstɔɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: es-toile
IPA: /ɪˈstɔɪl/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

Old French, from Latin stēlla. Doublet of étoile, stella, and stelo; related to aster and star.

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₂eHs-

Inflected Forms

estoiles (plural) etoile (alternative)

Rhymes With

oil soil boil spoil foil coil boyle recoil toil flemish coil hoyle foyle

Questions

How do you pronounce estoile?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈstɔɪl/.
What does estoile mean?: A six-pointed star whose rays are wavy, as opposed to the straight lines of a mullet.
Where does estoile come from?: Old French, from Latin stēlla. Doublet of étoile, stella, and stelo; related to aster and star.

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