fiel

See also: Fiel and -fiel

French

Etymology

From Old French fiel, fel, according to the TLFi, a borrowing from Latin fel, itself ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fjɛl/

Noun

fiel m (plural fiels)

1. bile

Synonyms

• bile

Further reading

• “fiel” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• file, filé

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiːl/

• Audio (Austria)

  (file)

• Homophone: viel

Verb

fiel

1. first/third-person singular preterite of fallen

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Middle English

Noun

fiel (plural fiels)

1. Alternative form of fiele

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese fiel, from Latin fidēlis.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfjɛɫ/
• Hyphenation: fi‧el
• Rhymes: -ɛw

Adjective

fiel (plural fiéis, comparable)

1. faithful, loyal

   Irene é fiel ao seu marido.

   Irene is faithful to her husband.

   Os cachorros são fiéis.

   Dogs are loyal.

2. true, trustworthy, accurate

Derived terms

• fielmente

Related terms

• fidelidade
• infiel

Further reading

• “fiel” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish fiel, from Latin fidēlis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjel/, [ˈfjel]
• Rhymes: -el

Adjective

fiel (plural fieles) (superlative fidelísimo)

1. faithful, true

   Irene siempre ha sido fiel a su marido. ― Irene has always been faithful to her husband.

   Sé fiel a quien eres. ― Be true to who you are.

2. loyal

   Los perros son fieles. ― Dogs are loyal.

Derived terms

• Conmemoración de los Fieles Difuntos
• fielmente

 

Related terms

• fe
• fiar