filial

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 Related terms 1.3.5 References 2 Crimean Tatar 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Declension 2.3 References 3 Danish 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Inflection 4 French 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Pronunciation 4.3 Adjective 4.3.1 Derived terms 4.4 Anagrams 5 Spanish 5.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English filial from Latin fīliālis from filius (“‘son’”) / filia (“‘daughter’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈfɪl.i.əl/, /ˈfɪl.jəl/, SAMPA: /"fIl.i.@l/, /"fIl.j@l/
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• Hyphenation: fil‧i‧al

[edit] Adjective

filial (comparative more filial, superlative most filial)

1. (not comparable) Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter.
   • 1794, Charlotte Smith, The Banished Man, Volume 2, Chapter 20,

     The filial duty Ellesmere had paid to a father, who had no other claim to it than that he was his father, was now consoling to him [D'Alonville]; [...]

2. (comparable) Respectful of the duties and attitudes of a son or daughter toward their parents.
   • 1885, Confucius, "The actions and Attitude of Filiality", translated by James Legge,^[1]

     If the admonition [to the parent] does not take effect, the son will be more reverential and more filial; [...]

3. (genetics) Of a generation or generations descending from a specific previous one.
   • 1916, William E. Castle & Gregor Mendel, Genetics & Eugenics, p. 101.

     This, following Bateson, we may call the parental generation or P generation. Subsequent generations are called filial generations (abbreviated F) and their numerical order is indicated by a subscript, [...]

[edit] Antonyms

• (pertaining to or befitting of children): maternal, paternal
• (descendent): parental

[edit] Synonyms

• (pertaining to or befitting of children): sonly, daughterly

[edit] Translations

[edit] Related terms

• filiation

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ Cited in Robert E. Van Voorst (ed.) (2005), Anthology of world scriptures, ISBN 0-534-52099-5

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[edit] Crimean Tatar

[edit] Etymology

German Filiale < Latin filialis - of or pertaining to a son or daughter.

[edit] Noun

filial

1. filial, branch.

[edit] Declension

[edit] References

• Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Noun

filial c. (singular definite filialen, plural indefinite filialer)

1. (business) branch.

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin fīliālis

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /filjal/

[edit] Adjective

filial m. (f. filiale, m. plural filiaux, f. plural filiales)

1. Characteristic of or befitting the relationship between a son or daughter and their parents.

[edit] Derived terms

• filiale n. f.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: afiill
• failli

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

filial m. and f. (plural filiales)

1. filial