filum

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin fīlum (thread).

Noun [edit]

filum (plural fila)

  1. (anatomy) a filamentous anatomical structure

Latin [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

fīlum (genitive fīlī); n, second declension

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

Inflection [edit]

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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