figl

See also: fígl

Romansch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [fiʎ]

Etymology 1

From Latin folium.

Noun

figl m (plural figls)

(botany, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) leaf
(Sutsilvan, Surmiran) sheet (of paper)

Alternative forms

fegl (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan)
(leaf):
- (Sutsilvan) fegl
- (Puter, Vallader) föglia
(sheet of paper):
- (Puter, Vallader) fögl

Etymology 2

From Latin fīlius (compare Occitan filh), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁y-li-os (“sucker”), a derivation from the verbal root *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck”).

Noun

figl m (plural figls)

(Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) son

Alternative forms

fegl (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran)

Coordinate terms

(Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) figlia
(Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) feglia

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.