Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch vile, from Old Dutch *fīla, from Proto-Germanic *finhlō.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /vɛi̯l/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: vijl
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯l

Noun edit

vijl f or m (plural vijlen, diminutive vijltje n)

  1. A file (abrasive tool).

Derived terms edit

- file types

Descendants edit

  • Berbice Creole Dutch: feli
  • Negerhollands: feile
  • Aukan: fei
  • Caribbean Hindustani: feiri

Verb edit

vijl

  1. inflection of vijlen