fils

EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From French fils (“son”).

PronunciationEdit

enPR: fēs, IPA^(key): /ˈfiːs/
- Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -iːs

AdjectiveEdit

fils (not comparable)

Used after a proper name that is common to a father and his son to indicate that the son is being referred to rather than the father.

Usage notesEdit

Current usage of differentiating fathers and sons is borrowed from French; hence this term follows the name as it does in French grammar.

AntonymsEdit

père

NounEdit

fils (plural fils)

(rare) The son referred to in the manner of the adjective above.

Etymology 2Edit

From Arabic فلس‎. Doublet of fool.

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /fɪls/
Audio (UK) (file)
Rhymes: -ɪls

NounEdit

fils (plural fulus)

(numismatics) Subdivision of currency used in many Arab countries.

AnagramsEdit

silf

CatalanEdit

FrenchEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Inherited from Old French fils, fiz, fil, from Latin filius (“son”). Cognate to Portuguese filho, Spanish hijo, and Italian figlio, among others.

Final -s regularly became mute before consonants in late Old French but was then still pronounced in pausa. In the 18th century, these pausal forms widely fell out of use; they remained, however, as variants in a small number of words (cf. tous, ours). By the 20th century, the regular pronunciation /fi/ had become archaic or dialectal.