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Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German vīle, from Old High German fīla, fīhala, from Proto-Germanic *finhlō (“rasp; file”). Cognate with German Feile, English file.
Noun
faila f (plural failen)
- (Sette Comuni) file (tool)
- De faila pròzamet z'aizarn. ― The file is breaking down the iron.
Declension
Declension of faila – 6th declension
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singular
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plural
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indef.
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def.
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noun
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def.
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noun
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nominative
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an
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de
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faila
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de
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failen
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accusative
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an
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de
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faila
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de
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failen
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dative
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anara
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dar
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failen
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in
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failen
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References
- “faila” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from English phyla.
Pronunciation
Noun
faila (n class, plural faila)
- (taxonomy) phylum