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German
Pronunciation
Verb
fiele
- first/third-person singular subjunctive II of fallen
Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *felem m or f, from Latin fel n.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfjɛ.le/, /ˌfiˈɛ.le/
- Rhymes: -ɛle
- Hyphenation: fiè‧le, fi‧è‧le
Noun
fiele m (plural fieli)
- bile, gall
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French viele, from Latin vitula, with replacement of /v/ with /f/ on the analogy of fithele (either in Middle English or already in Anglo-Norman).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fiːˈɛl(ə)/, /ˈfiːɛl(ə)/, /ˈfiːəl(ə)/
Noun
fiele (plural fieles)
- A string instrument played with a bow; a viol.
- Synonym: fithele
References
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian fēla, from Proto-West Germanic *fōlijan (“to feel”).
Pronunciation
Verb
fiele
- to feel
Inflection
Further reading
- “fiele”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011