puits

English

Noun

puits (plural puits)

1. Alternative form of puit.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:puits.

Noun

puits

1. plural of puit

Anagrams

• sit up, sit-up, situp

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French, from Old French puis, puiz, from Latin puteus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *paw- (“to strike”). The t was added back in Middle French in order to reflect the Latin spelling and distinguish from the verb/adverb puis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɥi/
• (Belgium) IPA^(key): /pwi/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Audio (Canada (Shawinigan)):

  (file)

• Audio (Switzerland (Valais)):

  (file)

• Homophones: puis, puy

Noun

puits m (invariable)

1. well, shaft

Derived terms

• puiser
• puits artésien
• puits de pétrole
• puits de science
• puits sans fond

Further reading

• “puits”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.