séline

See also: Seline

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē, “the Moon”) because of the white spots' resemblance to moons.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /se.lin/
  • Homophone: Céline

Noun

séline f (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) leuconychia (white discolouration of the nails)

Further reading

  • Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “séline”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette
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