Feil

See also: feil and féil

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fai̯l/, [fɑɪ̯l]
• Rhymes: -ɑɪl

Etymology 1

From German Pfeil, from Old High German pfīl, from Latin pīlum. The native form would be *Päil. The noun has been lost throughout Central Franconian, but compare Ripuarian piel (“straight up”). Cognate with Dutch pijl.

Noun

Feil m (plural Feiler)

1. arrow

Etymology 2

From Middle High German vīle, from Old High German fīla, from Proto-West Germanic *fį̄hlu, from Proto-Germanic *finhlō. Cognate with German Feile, Dutch vijl, English file.

Noun

Feil f (plural Feilen)

1. file (tool)

Plautdietsch

Noun

Feil f (plural Feilen)

1. arrow