fillar

Galician

Alternative forms

• filhar (reintegrationist)

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese fillar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), perhaps from Latin pilare, present active infinitive of pilō (“I plunder, pillage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiˈʎaɾ/

Verb

fillar (first-person singular present fillo, first-person singular preterite fillei, past participle fillado)

1. (archaic) to catch, to grab
2. (archaic) to obtain, to take

Conjugation

Etymology 2

From fillo (“son”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiˈʎaɾ/

Verb

fillar (first-person singular present fillo, first-person singular preterite fillei, past participle fillado)

1. to produce offsprings or shoots

Conjugation

References

• “fillar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “fillar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “fillar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “fillar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “fillar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin pilare, present active infinitive of pilō (“I plunder, pillage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiˈʎaɾ/

Verb

fillar

1. to catch a prey
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 352 (facsimile):

     Eſte açor fillaua Garças ⁊ ãades ⁊ Betouros / ⁊ out(ra)s prijões muitas.

     This goshawk caught herons and ducks and bitterns / and many other kids of prey.

2. to obtain

Conjugation

Descendants

• Galician: fillar
• Portuguese: filhar