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 [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• file, filé

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiːl/

• Audio (Austria)

  (file)

• Homophone: viel

Verb

fiel

1. (deprecated template usage) First-person singular preterite of fallen.
2. (deprecated template usage) Third-person singular preterite of fallen.

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Middle English

Noun

fiel (plural fiels)

1. Alternative form of fiele

References

• “fīel(e (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-03.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese fiel, from Latin fidēlis.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

fiel m or f (plural fiéis)

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

• Template:R:Priberam

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish fiel, from Latin fidēlis.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

fiel m or f (masculine and feminine plural fieles) (superlative fidelísimo)

1. faithful

   Irene siempre ha sido fiel a su marido.

   Irene has always been faithful to her husband.

2. loyal

   Los perros son fieles.

   Dogs are loyal.

Related terms

• fe
• fiar