filum

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin filum, thread

[edit] Noun

filum (plural fila)

  1. (anatomy) a filamentous anatomical structure

[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

fīlum (genitive fīlī); n, second declension

  1. thread, string, filament, fiber
  2. texture, style, nature
  3. accusative singular of fīlum
  4. vocative singular of fīlum

[edit] Inflection

Second declension, neuter variation (2:N).

Number Singular Plural
nominative fīlum fīla
genitive fīlī fīlōrum
dative fīlō fīlīs
accusative fīlum fīla
ablative fīlō fīlīs
vocative fīlum fīla

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