vijl

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛi̯l/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: vijl
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯l

Noun

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

1. A file (abrasive tool).

Derived terms

• vijlen (verb)
• vijlmossel
• vijlstreek
• vijlvis

- file types

• handvijl
• nagelvijl
• tandvijl

Descendants

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

Verb

vijl

1. inflection of vijlen