figl

See also: fígl

Romansch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fiʎ]

Etymology 1

From Latin folium.

Noun

figl m (plural figls)

  1. (botany, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) leaf
  2. (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) sheet (of paper)
Alternative forms

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)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) son
Alternative forms
Coordinate terms
  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) figlia
  • (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) feglia
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