fille
French
Etymology
- (daughter): From Middle French fille, from Old French fille, from Latin fīlia.
- (slang, prostitute): By ellipsis of the euphemisms fille des rues (“girl of the streets”), fille de joie (“girl of joy”), fille publique (“public girl”), and others like them that signify "prostitute".
Pronunciation
Noun
fille f (plural filles)
- girl
- Toutes les filles n’aiment pas jouer avec des poupées. ― Not all girls like playing with dolls.
- Coordinate term: garçon
- daughter
- (slang) prostitute, wench
Derived terms
Further reading
- “fille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Irish
Verb
fille
- present subjunctive analytic of fill
Mutation
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French fille, from Latin fīlia.
Noun
fille f (plural filles)
Descendants
- French: fille
Norman
Alternative forms
- fil'ye (Jersey)
Etymology
From Old French fille, from Latin fīlia.
Noun
fille f (plural filles)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
fille f or m (definite singular filla or fillen, indefinite plural filler, definite plural fillene)
- a rag
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
fille f (definite singular filla, indefinite plural filler, definite plural fillene)
- a rag
References
- “fille” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
fille oblique singular, f (oblique plural filles, nominative singular fille, nominative plural filles)
Related terms
Descendants
Pennsylvania German
Etymology 1
Compare German füllen, Dutch vullen, English fill.
Verb
fille
Etymology 2
Verb
fille
- to foal
Saterland Frisian
Verb
fille
- to skin
Conjugation
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- frm:Family
- frm:Female
- frm:People
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