palais

See also: Palais

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pa.lɛ/
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Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle French palays, from Old French palais, from Latin palātium. Doublet of palace.

Noun

palais m (plural palais)

  1. palace
  2. courthouse (palais de justice)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Danish: palæ

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *palātium, an alteration of Latin palātum (“palate”) from the influence of palātium (“palace”).

Noun

palais m (plural palais)

  1. palate; upper surface inside the mouth
    Synonym: goût
Derived terms

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Middle English

Noun

palais

  1. Alternative form of paleys

Norman

Etymology

From Old French, from Vulgar Latin *palātium, an alteration of Classical Latin palātum (“palate”) with influence from palātium (“palace”).

Noun

palais m (plural palais)

  1. (Jersey, anatomy) palate

Old French

Etymology

From Latin palatium (“palace”).

Noun

palais oblique singular, m (oblique plural palais, nominative singular palais, nominative plural palais)

  1. palace

Descendants
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