filu

See also: Filu, fiľu, and filu-

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin fīlum.

Noun

filu m (plural filos)

1. string
2. thread

Related terms

• afilar

Finnish

Etymology

From English file.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfilu/, [ˈfilu]
• Rhymes: -ilu
• Syllabification^(key): fi‧lu

Noun

filu (slang)

1. (computing) Synonym of tiedosto (“file”)

Declension

Inflection of filu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		filu	filut
genitive		filun	filujen
partitive		filua	filuja
illative		filuun	filuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		filu	filut
accusative	nom.	filu	filut
	gen.	filun
genitive		filun	filujen
partitive		filua	filuja
inessive		filussa	filuissa
elative		filusta	filuista
illative		filuun	filuihin
adessive		filulla	filuilla
ablative		filulta	filuilta
allative		filulle	filuille
essive		filuna	filuina
translative		filuksi	filuiksi
abessive		filutta	filuitta
instructive		—	filuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of filu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative filuni filuni accusative nom. filuni filuni gen. filuni genitive filuni filujeni partitive filuani filujani inessive filussani filuissani elative filustani filuistani illative filuuni filuihini adessive filullani filuillani ablative filultani filuiltani allative filulleni filuilleni essive filunani filuinani translative filukseni filuikseni abessive filuttani filuittani instructive — — comitative — filuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative filusi filusi accusative nom. filusi filusi gen. filusi genitive filusi filujesi partitive filuasi filujasi inessive filussasi filuissasi elative filustasi filuistasi illative filuusi filuihisi adessive filullasi filuillasi ablative filultasi filuiltasi allative filullesi filuillesi essive filunasi filuinasi translative filuksesi filuiksesi abessive filuttasi filuittasi instructive — — comitative — filuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative filumme filumme accusative nom. filumme filumme gen. filumme genitive filumme filujemme partitive filuamme filujamme inessive filussamme filuissamme elative filustamme filuistamme illative filuumme filuihimme adessive filullamme filuillamme ablative filultamme filuiltamme allative filullemme filuillemme essive filunamme filuinamme translative filuksemme filuiksemme abessive filuttamme filuittamme instructive — — comitative — filuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative filunne filunne accusative nom. filunne filunne gen. filunne genitive filunne filujenne partitive filuanne filujanne inessive filussanne filuissanne elative filustanne filuistanne illative filuunne filuihinne adessive filullanne filuillanne ablative filultanne filuiltanne allative filullenne filuillenne essive filunanne filuinanne translative filuksenne filuiksenne abessive filuttanne filuittanne instructive — — comitative — filuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative filunsa filunsa accusative nom. filunsa filunsa gen. filunsa genitive filunsa filujensa partitive filuaan filuansa filujaan filujansa inessive filussaan filussansa filuissaan filuissansa elative filustaan filustansa filuistaan filuistansa illative filuunsa filuihinsa adessive filullaan filullansa filuillaan filuillansa ablative filultaan filultansa filuiltaan filuiltansa allative filulleen filullensa filuilleen filuillensa essive filunaan filunansa filuinaan filuinansa translative filukseen filuksensa filuikseen filuiksensa abessive filuttaan filuttansa filuittaan filuittansa instructive — — comitative — filuineen filuinensa

Gothic

Romanization

filu

1. Romanization of 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿

Mapudungun

Noun

filu (Unified spelling, Raguileo spelling)

1. snake

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Old High German

Alternative forms

• vilu, filo, fila, vili

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *felu, from Proto-Germanic *felu, from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₁-.

Cognate with Old Saxon filu, Old Frisian felo, Old English feolo, Old Norse fjǫl- (Icelandic fjöl-), Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿 (filu).

Adjective

filu

1. many

Adverb

filu

1. much

Descendants

• Middle High German: vil, vile
  • Alemannic German: viel

    Swabian: viel

  • Bavarian: vui, vei, vii

    Cimbrian: vil, viil, biil (Sette Comuni)

    Viennese: vü

  • German: viel
  • Luxembourgish: vill
  • Yiddish: פֿיל (fil)

References

1. Braune, Wilhelm. Althochdeutsches Lesebuch, zusammengestellt und mit Glossar versehen

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *felu.

Adjective

filu (indeclinable; usually + genitive plural)

1. much, many

Pronoun

filu (indeclinable; usually + genitive plural)

1. much, many

Adverb

filu

1. much, very

Sicilian

Noun

filu m

1. (taxonomy) phylum