filh

Indo-Portuguese

Etymology

Portuguese filho (“son”).

Noun

filh (plural filh filh)

1. (Diu) son (male offspring)
   • 1883, Hugo Schuchardt, Kreolische Studien, volume 3:

     Parab d’um filh estravagant

     Parable of a prodigal son

Occitan

Alternative forms

• fiu (Provençal)
• hilh (Gascon)

Etymology

From Old Occitan filh, from Latin fīlius.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Languedoc):

  (file)

Noun

filh m (plural filhs)

1. (Languedoc) son

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin fīlium, accusative singular of fīlius. The nominative singular derives from the Latin nominative form. Compare Old French fil, fiz.

Noun

filh m (oblique plural filhs, nominative singular filhs, nominative plural filh)

1. son (male child)

Descendants

• Occitan: filh, fiu, hilh