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foyle

/fɔɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
foyle
IPA
/fɔɪl/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in Ireland which forms part of the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, before flowing through Derry (Londonderry) and into Lough Foyle and the Atlantic Ocean.

name

A surname.

verb

Obsolete spelling of foil.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Irish Feabhal, from Middle Irish Febal.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Feabhal, Febal

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Botany.

Inflected Forms

foyles (present, singular) foyling (participle, present) foyled (participle, past) foyled (past)

Derived Forms

Foyleside

Homonyms

foil

Rhymes With

oil soil boil spoil foil doyle coil boyle recoil toil coyle hoyle

Questions

How do you pronounce foyle?
The recorded pronunciation is /fɔɪl/.
What does foyle mean?
A river in Ireland which forms part of the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, before flowing through Derry (Londonderry) and into Lough Foyle and the Atlantic Ocean.
Where does foyle come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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