filh

Indo-Portuguese

Etymology

Portuguese filho (“son”).

Noun

filh (plural filh filh)

1. (Diu) son (male offspring)
   • 1883, Hugo Schuchardt, Kreolische Studien, volume 3:

     Parab d’um filh estravagant

     Parable of a prodigal son

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Occitan

Alternative forms

• fiu (Provençal)
• hilh (Gascon)

Etymology

From Old Occitan filh, from Latin fīlius.

Noun

filh m (plural filhs)

1. (Languedoc) son

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Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin fīlium, accusative singular of fīlius. The nominative singular derives from the Latin nominative form. Compare Old French fil, fiz.

Noun

filh m (oblique plural filhs, nominative singular filhs, nominative plural filh)

1. son (male child)

Descendants

• Catalan: fill
• Occitan: filh, fiu, hilh