folie
Czech
Alternative forms
- fólie
Noun
folie f
- foil (very thin sheet of metal)
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German Folie, from Late Latin folia, plural form of folium (“leaf, sheet”). The word foelie derives from the same source, but is older and entered the language via Old French.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfoː.li/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: fo‧lie
- Rhymes: -oːli
Noun
folie f or n (plural folies, diminutive folietje n)
- foil (sheet of material)
Derived terms
- aluminiumfolie
- foliedruk
- huishoudfolie
- tinfolie
- zilverfolie
French
Etymology
From Middle French folie, from Old French folie, from fol + -ie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɔ.li/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -i
Noun
folie f (plural folies)
- madness, folly, insanity; silliness, craziness
- (architecture) folly
Derived terms
- faire des folies
- folie des grandeurs
- folie du pourquoi
Related terms
- fou, folle
Further reading
- “folie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- fiole
Middle English
Noun
folie
- Alternative form of folye
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin folium.
Noun
folie m (definite singular folien, indefinite plural folier, definite plural foliene)
- foil (thin material)
- film (thin material, such as plastic film, cling film)
Derived terms
- aluminiumsfolie
- plastfolie
References
- “folie” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin folium.
Noun
folie m (definite singular folien, indefinite plural foliar, definite plural foliane)
- foil (thin material)
- film (thin material, such as plastic film, cling film)
Derived terms
- aluminiumsfolie
- plastfolie
References
- “folie” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Etymology
From fol + -ie.
Noun
folie f (oblique plural folies, nominative singular folie, nominative plural folies)
- madness; insanity
Descendants
- French: folie
- → Middle English: folye, foly, folie, foli, foolie, fooli, fooly, ffoly, ffolye
- English: folly
- Scots: folly
- → Old Portuguese: folia
- Galician: folía
- Portuguese: folia
Romanian
Etymology
From French folie.
Noun
folie f (plural folii)
- madness, folly
Declension
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (o) folie | folia | (niște) folii | foliile |
genitive/dative | (unei) folii | foliei | (unor) folii | foliilor |
vocative | folie, folio | foliilor |
Spanish
Verb
folie
- inflection of foliar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Swedish
Noun
folie c
- a thin sheet of metal or plastic or the like (for packaging or cooking food); aluminum foil, plastic wrap, cling film, etc.
Declension
Declension of folie | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | folie | folien | folier | folierna |
Genitive | folies | foliens | foliers | foliernas |
Derived terms
- aluminiumfolie (“aluminum foil”)
- plastfolie (“plastic wrap, cling film”)
See also
- gladpack (“plastic wrap, cling film”)
References
- folie in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- folie in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- folie in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)