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Azerbaijani
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Arabic فِعْل (fiʕl).
Pronunciation
Noun
feil (definite accusative feili, plural feillər)
- (grammar) verb
- təsirli və təsirsiz feillər ― transitive and intransitive verbs
- feilin şəxsə görə dəyişməsi ― verb conjugation for person
- feilin məsdəri ― the infinitive form of the verb
- feil forması ― grammatical mood
- təfəkkür feilləri ― verbs of cognition
- hərəkət feilləri ― verbs of motion
- nitq feilləri ― verbs of speech
Declension
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French faille, from Old French faille, from Vulgar Latin *fallita, from Latin fallo (“I disappoint”).
Pronunciation
Noun
feil f (plural feilen, diminutive feiltje n)
- (archaic) error
- Synonyms: fout, gebrek
- (obsolete) shortage, lack
- Synonyms: gebrek, tekort
Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German veile, from Old High German feili (“for sale”), from Proto-West Germanic *failī. Possibly merged with a descendant of Proto-Germanic *falaz, but this is uncertain. Old High German fali is only attested once in a text that uses ai for ei, thus quite plausibly a mere scribal error (regarding also that short a should be umlauted to e).
Cognate with Dutch veil. From *falaz stems Old Norse falr (whence Norwegian Nynorsk fal, Swedish fal). The latter is related with Old Church Slavonic плѣнъ (plěnŭ, “booty”), Ancient Greek πωλέω (pōléō, “sell”).
Adjective
feil (strong nominative masculine singular feiler, not comparable)
- (literary, derogatory) venal, capable of being bribed or prostituted
- Synonyms: käuflich, bestechlich
- feile Knechte ― venal minions
- feile Dirnen ― venal harlots
- (literary, dated) for sale, vendible, purchasable (now at most predicatively with sein, stehen, and in the compounds below)
- Synonyms: käuflich, verkäuflich, zu (ver)kaufen
Declension
Positive forms of feil (uncomparable)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
feil
- singular imperative of feilen
- (colloquial) first-person singular present of feilen
Further reading
- “feil” in Duden online
- “feil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Irish
Etymology
Alteration of oil, alternative form of oir.
Pronunciation
Verb
feil (present analytic feileann, future analytic feilfidh, verbal noun feiliúint, past participle feilte) (Connacht)
- suit, fit
- oblige
Usage notes
Objects are expressed by means of the preposition do:
- Feileann an t-ainm go han-mhaith dó. ― The name suits him very well.
Conjugation
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singular
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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present
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feilim
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feileann tú; feilir†
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feileann sé, sí
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feilimid
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feileann sibh
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feileann siad; feilid†
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a fheileann; a fheileas / a bhfeileann*; a bhfeileas*
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feiltear
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past
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d'fheil mé; d'fheileas / fheil mé‡; fheileas‡
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d'fheil tú; d'fheilis / fheil tú; fheilis‡
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d'fheil sé, sí / fheil sé, sí‡
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d'fheileamar; d'fheil muid / fheileamar; fheil muid‡
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d'fheil sibh; d'fheileabhair / fheil sibh; fheileabhair‡
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d'fheil siad; d'fheileadar / fheil siad; fheileadar‡
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a d'fheil / ar fheil*
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feileadh
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past habitual
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d'fheilinn / fheilinn‡; bhfeilinn‡‡
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d'fheilteá / fheilteá‡; bhfeilteᇇ
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d'fheileadh sé, sí / fheileadh sé, sí‡; bhfeileadh sé, s퇇
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d'fheilimis; d'fheileadh muid / fheilimis; fheileadh muid‡; bhfeilimis‡‡; bhfeileadh muid‡‡
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d'fheileadh sibh / fheileadh sibh‡; bhfeileadh sibh‡‡
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d'fheilidís; d'fheileadh siad / fheilidís; fheileadh siad‡; bhfeilidís‡‡; bhfeileadh siad‡‡
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a d'fheileadh / a bhfeileadh*
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d'fheiltí / fheiltí‡; bhfeilt퇇
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future
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feilfidh mé; feilfead
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feilfidh tú; feilfir†
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feilfidh sé, sí
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feilfimid; feilfidh muid
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feilfidh sibh
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feilfidh siad; feilfid†
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a fheilfidh; a fheilfeas / a bhfeilfidh*; a bhfeilfeas*
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feilfear
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conditional
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d'fheilfinn / fheilfinn‡; bhfeilfinn‡‡
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d'fheilfeá / fheilfeá‡; bhfeilfeᇇ
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d'fheilfeadh sé, sí / fheilfeadh sé, sí‡; bhfeilfeadh sé, s퇇
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d'fheilfimis; d'fheilfeadh muid / fheilfimis‡; fheilfeadh muid‡; bhfeilfimis‡‡; bhfeilfeadh muid‡‡
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d'fheilfeadh sibh / fheilfeadh sibh‡; bhfeilfeadh sibh‡‡
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d'fheilfidís; d'fheilfeadh siad / fheilfidís‡; fheilfeadh siad‡; bhfeilfidís‡‡; bhfeilfeadh siad‡‡
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a d'fheilfeadh / a bhfeilfeadh*
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d'fheilfí / fheilfí‡; bhfeilf퇇
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subjunctive
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present
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go bhfeile mé; go bhfeilead†
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go bhfeile tú; go bhfeilir†
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go bhfeile sé, sí
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go bhfeilimid; go bhfeile muid
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go bhfeile sibh
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go bhfeile siad; go bhfeilid†
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go bhfeiltear
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past
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dá bhfeilinn
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dá bhfeilteá
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dá bhfeileadh sé, sí
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dá bhfeilimis; dá bhfeileadh muid
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dá bhfeileadh sibh
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dá bhfeilidís; dá bhfeileadh siad
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dá bhfeiltí
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imperative
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feilim
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feil
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feileadh sé, sí
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feilimis
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feiligí; feilidh†
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feilidís
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feiltear
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verbal noun
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feileadh
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past participle
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feilte
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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feil
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fheil
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bhfeil
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German feil, fēl, which is borrowed from Old French faille, which is derived from Latin fallō. Cognate with Danish fejl, Swedish fel, German Fehler and English fail. Adverb and adjective derived from the noun.
Pronunciation
Adjective
feil (indeclinable)
- wrong
Adverb
feil
- wrong
Noun
feil m (definite singular feilen, indefinite plural feil, definite plural feila or feilene)
- error, mistake
Derived terms
References
- ^ Torp, Alf (1919) Nynorsk Etymologisk Ordbok, Oslo: H. Aschehoug and Co. (W. Nygaard)
Further reading
- “feil” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German , from French faille.
Pronunciation
Noun
feil m (definite singular feilen, indefinite plural feil, definite plural feila)
- error, mistake
Adjective
feil (indeclinable)
- wrong
Adverb
feil
- wrong
Derived terms
References
- “feil” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Irish
Verb
feil
- Alternative form of fil
Volapük
Pronunciation
Proper noun
feil
- tilth
Declension
declension of feil
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Derived terms