figl
See also: fígl
Romansch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fiʎ]
Etymology 1
From Latin folium.
Noun
figl m (plural figls)
- (botany, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) leaf
- (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) sheet (of paper)
Alternative forms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) fegl
- (leaf):
- (Sutsilvan) fegl
- (Puter, Vallader) föglia
- (sheet of paper):
- (Puter, Vallader) fögl
Etymology 2
From Latin fīlius (compare Occitan filh), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁y-li-os (“sucker”), a derivation from the verbal root *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck”).
Noun
figl m (plural figls)
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) son
Alternative forms
- (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) fegl
Coordinate terms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) figlia
- (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) feglia