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Noël
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noel Noel NOEL Nóel noël Nô-el
English
Proper noun
en Noel.
Anagrams
en elno lone Leno leno neol. Léon one L Nole Leon nole Elno elon enol Elon León
en female given names male given names unisex given names
French
Etymology
fr frm Noël, from fr fro Noel, fro Naël, inherited from fr la-vul *notālis, from fr la natalis nātālis [diēs Dominī] birthday of the Lord with dissimilation of the first -a- to -o-. fr natal.
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-Noël.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
Proper noun
m
Christmas, Christmas time
fr male Noel
f
fr very rare fr female, more common in the form fr Noëlle
mfbysense
fr patronymics
Usage notes
Noël is most commonly masculine and is used without an article: Joyeux Noël. However, it is sometimes used in the feminine with the article la: à la Noël. In particular, the feminine is the most common usage in Haiti."« La » Noël ou « le » Noël?" Radio-Canada. 24 December 2020.
Derived terms
fr arbre de Noël biscuit de Noël bûche de Noël gâteau de Noël joyeux Noël Noël blanc Noël noir Noëlle Père Noël pudding de Noël réveillon de Noël sapin de Noël veillée de Noël
Descendants
ht Nwèl
fa-ira نوئل no'el 1
km ណូអែល 1
tr Noel 1
vi Nô-en 1
Interjection
fr obsolete huzzah, hurrah (cry of celebration in portrayals of medieval people)
fr Aloysius Bertrand Gaspard de la nuit p. 20 1895 Le fou propose au sage des questions que celui-ci ne peut résoudre ; et tandis que la populace crie Noël ! — que les palefrois hennissent, que les limiers aboient, que les cors fanfarent, The fool asks the wise questions that he can't answer. Meanwhile, the people shout huzzah!, and the parade horses neigh, and the bloodhounds bark, and the horns sound,
References
Further reading
fr
Anagrams
fr Léon
fr Christianity Christmas
Middle French
Etymology
From frm fro Noel, fro Naël.
Noun
m
Christmas
Descendants
fr Noël