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nielle.

corncockle

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/njɛl/

  1. corncockle

    feminine

  2. blight, ear cockle

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Late Latin nigella, substantivization of the feminine of Latin nigellus (“blackish”).

noun/njɛl/

  1. niello

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Often considered a borrowing from Italian niello (from Latin nigellus), but may also reflect a deverbal of nieller, inherited from the same Latin source, perhaps nevertheless influenced in its spelling by Italian.

verb/njɛl/

  1. inflection of nieller: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of nieller: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Often considered a borrowing from Italian niello (from Latin nigellus), but may also reflect a deverbal of nieller, inherited from the same Latin source, perhaps nevertheless influenced in its spelling by Italian.

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