figlia

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiʎ.ʎa/, [ˈfiʎːä]

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• Hyphenation: fì‧glia

Etymology 1

From Latin fīlia, from fīlius (“child, son”), from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁y-li-os (“sucker”), a derivation from the verbal root *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck”). Cognate to French fille, Portuguese filha, Galician filla, Romanian fie, Spanish hija, Sicilian figghia, Sardinian filla, Romansch feglia.

Noun

figlia f (plural figlie, masculine figlio)

1. daughter

   Synonym: figliola

2. (usually regional) girl

   Synonyms: ragazza, figliola, fanciulla, donzella

Derived terms

• figlia d'arte
• figlia di puttana
• figlia unico
• figliastra
• figlioccia
• figliola
• figlioletta

 

Related terms

• affiliare (see there for more)

Etymology 2

Verb

figlia

1. third-person singular present indicative of figliare
2. second-person singular imperative of figliare

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• feglia (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran)

Etymology

From Latin fīlia, from fīlius (“child, son”), from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁y-li-os (“sucker”), a derivation from the verbal root *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck”).

Noun

figlia f (plural figlias)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) daughter

Related terms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) figl
• (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) fegl