soif
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
soiffrom Latin sitis . in Old French, sei, soi. The passage from soi to soif seems to be due to a false analogy with the word neif, noif (subject case nois), ("snow") and to avoid the homophony with soi and soit.
Definitions
Plural
soifs
Translations
german:Gier
english:thirst
arabic:عطش
danish:tørst
spanish:sed
greek:δίψα
italian:sete
dutch:dorst
polish:pragnienie
portuguese:sede
russian:жажда
swedish:törst
turkish:susuzluk
See also
soiffeur (cn.) soiffer (v.)