feil
Azerbaijani edit
Alternative forms edit
- feʼl (superseded)
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
feil (definite accusative feili, plural feillər)
- (grammar) verb
- təsirli və təsirsiz feillər ― transitive and intransitive verbs
- feilin şəxsə görə dəyişməsi ― verb conjugation for person
- feilin məsdəri ― the infinitive form of the verb
- feil forması ― grammatical mood
- təfəkkür feilləri ― verbs of cognition
- hərəkət feilləri ― verbs of motion
- nitq feilləri ― verbs of speech
Declension edit
Declension of feil | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | feil |
feillər | ||||||
definite accusative | feili |
feilləri | ||||||
dative | feilə |
feillərə | ||||||
locative | feildə |
feillərdə | ||||||
ablative | feildən |
feillərdən | ||||||
definite genitive | feilin |
feillərin |
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- feyl (obsolete)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French faille, from Old French faille, from Vulgar Latin *fallita, from Latin fallo (“I disappoint”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
feil f (plural feilen, diminutive feiltje n)
Derived terms edit
German edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): [faɪ̯l]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɪ̯l
- Homophones: File (general), Pfeil (northern and central Germany)
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German veile, from Old High German feili (“for sale”), from Proto-West Germanic *failī. Possibly merged with a descendant of Proto-Germanic *falaz, but this is uncertain. Old High German fali is only attested once in a text that uses ai for ei, thus quite plausibly a mere scribal error (regarding also that short a should be umlauted to e).
Cognate with Dutch veil. From *falaz stems Old Norse falr (whence Norwegian Nynorsk fal, Swedish fal). The latter is related with Old Church Slavonic плѣнъ (plěnŭ, “booty”), Ancient Greek πωλέω (pōléō, “sell”).
Adjective edit
feil (strong nominative masculine singular feiler, not comparable)
- (literary, derogatory) venal, capable of being bribed or prostituted
- Synonyms: käuflich, bestechlich
- feile Knechte ― venal minions
- feile Dirnen ― venal harlots
- (literary, dated) for sale, vendible, purchasable (now at most predicatively with sein, stehen, and in the compounds below)
- Synonyms: käuflich, verkäuflich, zu (ver)kaufen
Declension edit
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist feil | sie ist feil | es ist feil | sie sind feil | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | feiler | feile | feiles | feile |
genitive | feilen | feiler | feilen | feiler | |
dative | feilem | feiler | feilem | feilen | |
accusative | feilen | feile | feiles | feile | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der feile | die feile | das feile | die feilen |
genitive | des feilen | der feilen | des feilen | der feilen | |
dative | dem feilen | der feilen | dem feilen | den feilen | |
accusative | den feilen | die feile | das feile | die feilen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein feiler | eine feile | ein feiles | (keine) feilen |
genitive | eines feilen | einer feilen | eines feilen | (keiner) feilen | |
dative | einem feilen | einer feilen | einem feilen | (keinen) feilen | |
accusative | einen feilen | eine feile | ein feiles | (keine) feilen |
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
feil
Further reading edit
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Alteration of oil, alternative form of oir.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
feil (present analytic feileann, future analytic feilfidh, verbal noun feiliúint, past participle feilte) (Connacht)
Usage notes edit
Objects are expressed by means of the preposition do:
- Feileann an t-ainm go han-mhaith dó. ― The name suits him very well.
Conjugation edit
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
feil | fheil | bhfeil |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 108
Further reading edit
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “feilim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 308
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “feil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German feil, fēl, which is borrowed from Old French faille, which is derived from Latin fallō. Cognate with Danish fejl, Swedish fel, German Fehler and English fail.[1] Adverb and adjective derived from the noun.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
feil (indeclinable)
Adverb edit
feil
Noun edit
feil m (definite singular feilen, indefinite plural feil, definite plural feila or feilene)
Derived terms edit
References edit
Further reading edit
- “feil” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German [Term?], from French faille.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
feil m (definite singular feilen, indefinite plural feil, definite plural feila)
Adjective edit
feil (indeclinable)
Adverb edit
feil
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “feil” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Irish edit
Verb edit
feil
- Alternative form of fil
Volapük edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
feil
Declension edit
singular | |
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nominative | feil |
genitive | feila |
dative | feile |
accusative | feili |
vocative 1 | o feil! |
predicative 2 | feilu |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only