vijl

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛi̯l/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: vijl
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯l

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vile, from Old Dutch *fīla, from Proto-West Germanic *fį̄hlu, from Proto-Germanic *finhlō.

Noun

vijl f or m (plural vijlen, diminutive vijltje n)

1. a file (abrasive tool)

Derived terms

• handvijl
• nagelvijl
• tandvijl
• vijlen
• vijlmossel
• vijlstreek
• vijlvis

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vyl
• Berbice Creole Dutch: feli
• Negerhollands: feile
• → Aukan: fei
• → Caribbean Hindustani: feiri

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vijl

1. inflection of vijlen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative