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French
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *felem m or f, from Latin fel n.
Pronunciation
Noun
fiel m (plural fiels)
- bile
- Synonym: bile
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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese fiel, from Latin fidēlis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfjɛl/
- Rhymes: -ɛl
- Hyphenation: fiel
Adjective
fiel m or f (plural fieis)
- faithful, loyal
- true, trustworthy, accurate
Derived terms
Noun
fiel m or f by sense (plural fieis)
- (historical) witness
- believer
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “fiel”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “fiel”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fiel”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “fiel”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
German
Pronunciation
Verb
fiel
- first/third-person singular preterite of fallen
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German vile, from Old High German filu (“many”), from Proto-West Germanic *felu, from Proto-Germanic *felu, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-.
Pronunciation
Determiner
fiel
- much, many
Fiel Wasser is aach net gud.- Too much water is not good either.
Pronoun
fiel
- much, a lot
Fiel is schun baseerd.- A lot has already happened.
Adverb
fiel
- much, a lot
Ich hon fiel gess.- I ate a lot.
Du bist fiel greser wie ich.- You are much bigger than me.
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Middle English
Noun
fiel (plural fiels)
- Alternative form of fiele
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese fiel, from Latin fidēlis.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw
- Hyphenation: fi‧el
Adjective
fiel m or f (plural fiéis)
- faithful, loyal
A Irene é fiel ao seu marido.- Irene is faithful to her husband.
Os cachorros são fiéis.- Dogs are loyal.
- true, trustworthy, accurate
Derived terms
Noun
fiel m or f by sense (plural fiéis)
- believer
- Synonym: crente
- churchgoer
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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish fiel, from Latin fidēlis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfjel/
- Rhymes: -el
- Syllabification: fiel
Adjective
fiel m or f (masculine and feminine plural fieles, superlative fidelísimo)
- faithful, true
Irene siempre ha sido fiel a su marido.- Irene has always been faithful to her husband.
Sé fiel a quien eres.- Be true to who you are.
- loyal
Los perros son fieles.- Dogs are loyal.
Derived terms
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