chois

Irish

Noun

chois

1. Lenited form of cois.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• choice, choisse, chose, choys, choyse

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French chois, from Old French choisir (“to choose”). Adjectival use is influenced by chis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɔi̯s/
• (dialectal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɔːs/

Noun

chois (plural choises)

1. The act of choosing or selecting.
2. The power or opportunity to choose.
3. (rare) A selected person.

Descendants

• English: choice
• Scots: chice

References

• “chois, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Adjective

chois (plural and weak singular choise)

1. choice, fine, select

Derived terms

• choisly

Descendants

• English: choice
• Scots: chice

References

• “chois, adj., n., & adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Middle French

Noun

chois m (plural chois)

1. Alternative form of choix

Old French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoi̯s/

Noun

chois oblique singular, m (oblique plural chois, nominative singular chois, nominative plural chois)

1. choice (decision)
2. choice (option)

Descendants

• French: choix
• → Middle English: chois, choice, choisse, chose, choys, choyse
  • English: choice
  • Scots: chice

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xosʲ/

Noun

chois

1. Lenited form of cois.