fille
French edit
Etymology edit
- (daughter): From Middle French fille, from Old French fille, from Latin fīlia.
- (slang, prostitute): By ellipsis of the euphemisms fille des rues (“girl of the streets”), fille de joie (“girl of joy”), fille publique (“public girl”), and others like them that signify "prostitute".
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fille f (plural filles)
- girl
- Coordinate term: garçon
- Toutes les filles n’aiment pas jouer avec des poupées. ― Not all girls like playing with dolls.
- daughter
- (slang) prostitute, wench
Derived terms edit
- chum de fille
- classe fille
- coureur des filles
- courir les filles
- fille de comptoir
- fille de cuisine
- fille de joie
- fille de laiterie
- fille de pute
- fille de salle
- fille de trottoir
- fille des rues
- fille du port
- fille manquée
- fille mère
- fille publique
- fille soumise
- fille unique
- Filles du Roi
- fillette
- jeune fille
- telle mère, telle fille
- vieille fille
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “fille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician edit
Verb edit
fille
- inflection of fillar:
Irish edit
Verb edit
fille
- present subjunctive analytic of fill
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fille | fhille | bhfille |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English fyll, fyllu, from Proto-West Germanic *fullī, from Proto-Germanic *fullį̄. For forms with /u/, see fulle.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fille (uncountable)
- A sufficient amount; the state of satiation.
- A desired amount; the state of satisfaction.
- Profusion, surfeit; a state of plenty.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “fille, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
From Old English fille, an aphetic form of ċerfille.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fille (plural filles)
- Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium)
- Something of little value.
References edit
- “fille, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
fille
- Alternative form of fillen
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French fille, from Latin fīlia.
Noun edit
fille f (plural filles)
Descendants edit
Norman edit
Alternative forms edit
- fil'ye (Jersey)
Etymology edit
From Old French fille, from Latin fīlia.
Noun edit
fille f (plural filles)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse filla (“skinn”).
Noun edit
fille f or m (definite singular filla or fillen, indefinite plural filler, definite plural fillene)
- a rag
Derived terms edit
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse filla (“skin”), compare Dutch vel.
Noun edit
fille f (definite singular filla, indefinite plural filler, definite plural fillene)
- a rag
Synonyms edit
- lærv (dialectal)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “fille” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fille oblique singular, f (oblique plural filles, nominative singular fille, nominative plural filles)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology 1 edit
Compare German füllen, Dutch vullen, English fill.
Verb edit
fille
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
fille
- to foal
Saterland Frisian edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
fille
- (transitive) to skin
- (transitive) to deceive
Conjugation edit
Grúundfoarme | fille | ||||||
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Infinitive | tou fillen | ||||||
Present tense | Past tense | ||||||
iek | fille | wie | fille | iek | filde | wie | filden |
du | filst | jie | fille | du | fildest | jie | filden |
hie/ju/dät | filt | jo | fille | hie/ju/dät | filde | jo | filden |
Present participle | Imperative | Auxiliary | Past participle | ||||
fillend | Singular | fil | häbe | fild | |||
Plural | fillet |