fela

Icelandic

Verb

fela

  1. to hide, conceal
  2. to give, to assign

Derived terms


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Kashubian

Noun

fela f

  1. defect
  2. mistake
  3. second
  4. plain card in the deck

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *felu, from Proto-Indo-European *pelu-, *pel-. Cognate with Old Saxon filo, filu, Old High German filu (German viel), Old Norse fjǫl- in compounds, Icelandic fjöl- in compounds, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿. The Indo-Euorpean root is also the source of Ancient Greek πολύς (polus), Latin plus, Old Irish il (Welsh lliaws).

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈfelɑ/

Adjective

fela (indeclinable; usually + genitive plural)

  1. much, many

Pronoun

fela (indeclinable; usually + genitive plural)

  1. much, many

Adverb

fela

  1. much, very

Derived terms

  • ealfela — very much.
  • efenfela, emfela num. adj. — just so many, as many

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Swedish

Noun

fela c

  1. (colloquial) a fiddle, a violin

Declension

Synonyms

Verb

fela

  1. to do wrong, to commit a fault; to err; to do what is morally wrong
  2. to be missing, to be wanting

Conjugation

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