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soif.

thirst

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/swaf/

  1. thirst

    feminine
    avoir soif
    faire soif

  2. thirst, desire

    feminine · figuratively
    soif de savoir
    soif de pouvoir
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰéyti Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰey- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰéytis Latin sitis Old French seif Old French soif French soif Inherited from Old French soif, from earlier seif, seit, from Latin sitis. The unetymological -f seems to have been inserted, following cases such as Old French noif (“snow”), possibly to avoid homophony with soit (“[may] it be”) and soi (“-self”).

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