folia
English
Noun
folia
- plural of folium
Anagrams
- Alofi
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese folha.
Noun
folia
- leaf
Latin
Noun
folia nFrom Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom (“leaf”), from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”), exact cognate of Ancient Greek φῠ́λλον (phúllon). Alternatively from *dʰolyom (*dʰelh₁- (“be green”)), whence Welsh dail and Middle Irish duille.
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of folium
Etymology 2
From the above form, reinterpreted as a feminine singular. See folium.
Noun
folia f (genitive foliae); first declension
- (Late Latin) a leaf
- (Late Latin) a sheet or leaf of paper
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | folia | foliae |
| Genitive | foliae | foliārum |
| Dative | foliae | foliīs |
| Accusative | foliam | foliās |
| Ablative | foliā | foliīs |
| Vocative | folia | foliae |
References
- folia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Northern Sami
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
folia
- foil (thin material)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Old Occitan
Etymology
Cognate with Old French folie, Old Portuguese folia.
Noun
folia f (oblique plural folias, nominative singular folia, nominative plural folias)
- madness
Old Portuguese
Etymology
fol (“foolish”) + -ia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fo.ˈli.a/
Noun
folia f
- foolishness, madness
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, To codex, cantiga 132 (facsimile):
- Quen leixar ſ(ant)a m(aria) por outra fara folia.
- He who leaves Holy Mary for another (woman) acts foolishly.
- Quen leixar ſ(ant)a m(aria) por outra fara folia.
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Descendants
- Galician: folía
- Portuguese: folia
Polish
Alternative forms
- folga (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from German Folie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.lja/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔlja
- Syllabification: fo‧lia
Noun
folia f (diminutive folijka)
- plastic film, especially the kinds used to make plastic bags and food packaging
- foil
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | folia | folie |
| genitive | folii | folii/folij (archaic) |
| dative | folii | foliom |
| accusative | folię | folie |
| instrumental | folią | foliami |
| locative | folii | foliach |
| vocative | folio | folie |
Derived terms
- foliarka
- foliarz
- foliować
- foliowy
- foliówka
Descendants
- → Belarusian: фо́льга (fólʹha)
- → Russian: фольга (folʹga), фо́лья (fólʹja)
- → Armenian: ֆոլգա (folga)
- → Georgian: ფოლგა (polga)
- ⇒ Livvi: folʼgu
- → Ukrainian: фольга́ (folʹhá), фо́льга (fólʹha)
Further reading
- folia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- folia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese folia, from fol + -ia.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /foˈli.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /foˈli.a/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fuˈli.ɐ/
- Hyphenation: fo‧li‧a
Noun
folia f (plural folias)
- merrymaking
- merriment
- (music) folia
- (dance) an old Portuguese dance
Derived terms
- folião
- foliar
Spanish
Verb
folia
- inflection of foliar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative