ouaille

Meaning

Noun

1. (archaic, feminine) sheep
2. (archaic, feminine, specifically) sheep
3. (feminine, in-plural) flock (of sheep, or the people looked after by a Christian pastor)

Adv

yeah, yep, yup

Intj

yeah, yep, yup

Concepts

yer

Synonyms

ouais

oui

ouah

Translations

أيوة

إية

fürwahr

ja

ja doch

ja, klar

ναι

già

si

sì

ja

jawel

sim

isso aí!

Pronounced as (IPA)

/waj/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: oaille

Inherited from Latin: ovicula

In summary

Inherited from Old French oaille, from earlier oeille (with the ending subsequently matched to the suffix -aille), from Latin ovicula, diminutive of ovis, from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.