olh

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔʎ/

Noun

olh m (oblique plural olhs, nominative singular olhs, nominative plural olh)

  1. eye
    • c. 1145, Bernard de Ventadour, Era.m cosselhatz, senhor:
      De l’aiga que dels olhs plor,
      Of the water that I'm crying from my eyes,

Descendants
  • Occitan: uèlh
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