filial
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[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/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Hyphenation: fil‧i‧al
[edit] Adjective
filial (comparative more filial, superlative most filial)
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- (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]; [...]
- 1794, Charlotte Smith, The Banished Man, Volume 2, Chapter 20,
- (comparable) Respectful of the duties and attitudes of a son or daughter toward their parents.
- (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, [...]
- 1916, William E. Castle & Gregor Mendel, Genetics & Eugenics, p. 101.
[edit] Antonyms
[edit] Synonyms
- (pertaining to or befitting of children): sonly, daughterly
[edit] Translations
Pertaining to a son or daughter
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[edit] References
- Notes:
- ^ Cited in Robert E. Van Voorst (ed.) (2005), Anthology of world scriptures, ISBN 0-534-52099-5
[edit] Crimean Tatar
[edit] Etymology
German Filiale < Latin filialis - of or pertaining to a son or daughter.
[edit] Noun
filial
[edit] Declension
declension of filial
| nominative | filial |
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| genitive | filialnıñ |
| dative | filialğa |
| accusative | filialnı |
| locative | filialda |
| ablative | filialdan |
[edit] References
- Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]
[edit] Danish
[edit] Noun
filial c. (singular definite filialen, plural indefinite filialer)
- (business) branch.
[edit] Inflection
Inflection of “filial”
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | filial | filialen | filialer | filialerne |
| genitive | filials | filialens | filialers | filialernes |
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /filjal/
[edit] Adjective
filial m. (f. filiale, m. plural filiaux, f. plural filiales)
- Characteristic of or befitting the relationship between a son or daughter and their parents.
[edit] Derived terms
- filiale n. f.
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[edit] Spanish
[edit] Adjective
filial m. and f. (plural filiales)