fili

See also: filí, Fíli, and fíli-

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Mande.

Noun

fīlī m (plural fīlā̀yē, possessed form fīlin)

  1. open field, plot of land, square
  2. (by extension) opportunity, chance, opening

Italian

Noun

fili m

  1. plural of filo

Verb

fili

  1. second-person singular present indicative of filare
  2. first-person singular present subjunctive of filare
  3. second-person singular present subjunctive of filare
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of filare
  5. third-person singular imperative of filare

Latin

Noun

fīlī m

  1. genitive singular of fīlius
  2. vocative singular of fīlius

fīlī n

  1. genitive singular of fīlum

Old Irish

Etymology

From Primitive Irish ᚃᚓᚂᚔᚈᚐᚄ (velitas), from Proto-Celtic *weless.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfʲilʲi/

Noun

fili m (genitive filed, nominative plural filid)

  1. poet, seer

Declension
Masculine t-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative filiH filidL filid
Vocative filiH filidL filedaH
Accusative filidN filidL filedaH
Genitive filed filedL filedN
Dative filidL filedaib filedaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Irish: file
  • Manx: feelee
  • Scottish Gaelic: filidh

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
fili ḟili fili
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fili (compare Maori whiri), from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq (compare Ilocano pili, Indonesian pilih, Malay pilih, Tagalog pili), from Proto-Austronesian *piliq.

Verb

fili

  1. to choose (to elect)
  2. to choose (to pick)

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fili (compare Maori whiri), from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq (compare Ilocano pili, Indonesian pilih, Malay pilih, Tagalog pili), from Proto-Austronesian *piliq.

Verb

fili

  1. to choose (to elect)
  2. to choose (to pick)
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