folie

See also Folie, and folié

Czech

Alternative forms

• fólie

Noun

folie f

1. foil (very thin sheet of metal)

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Dutch

Etymology

From German Folie, from Late Latin folia, plural form of folium (“leaf, sheet”). The word foelie derives from the same source, but is older and entered the language via Old French.

Noun

folie f, n (plural folies, diminutive folietje)

1. foil (sheet of material)

Derived terms

• aluminiumfolie
• tinfolie

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French

Noun

folie f (plural folies)

1. madness, folly, insanity
2. (architecture) folly

Related terms

• fou/folle

Anagrams

• fiole

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Old French

Noun

folie f (oblique plural folies, nominative singular folie, nominative plural folies)

1. madness; insanity

Descendants

• English: folly (borrowed)
• French: folie