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English
Etymology
From Middle English filme , from Old English filmen ( “ film, membrane, thin skin, foreskin ” ) , from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn- , from Proto-Germanic *filmīn- ( “ thin skin, membrane ” ) (compare Proto-Germanic *felma- ( “ skin, hide ” ) ), from Proto-Indo-European *pél-mo- ( “ membrane ” ) , from *pel- ( “ to cover, skin ” ) . Cognate with Old Frisian filmene ( “ thin skin, human skin ” ) , Middle Dutch velm , vilm ( “ fleece, film, membrane ” ) , Old High German felm ( “ peel, skin, wrap ” ) , Old English *felma (in ǣġerfelma ( “ egg membrane ” ) ). Related also to Dutch vel ( “ sheet, skin ” ) , German Fell ( “ skin, hide, fur ” ) , Swedish fjäll ( “ fur blanket, cloth, scale ” ) , Norwegian fille ( “ rag, cloth ” ) , Lithuanian plėvē ( “ membrane, scab ” ) , Russian плева́ ( plevá , “ membrane ” ) , Ancient Greek πέλμα ( pélma , “ sole of the foot ” ) . More at fell . Sense of a thin coat of something is 1577, extended by 1845 to the coating of chemical gel on photographic plates. By 1895 this also meant the coating plus the paper or celluloid.
Pronunciation
Noun
film (countable and uncountable , plural films )
A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle ; a membranous covering, causing opacity .
a clear plastic film for wrapping food
1712 (date written), Alexander Pope , “Messiah . A Sacred Eclogue, in Imitation of Virgil ’s Pollio .”, in The Works of Alexander Pope Esq. , volume I, London: J and P Knapton, H. Lintot, J and R Tonson , and S. Draper, published 1751 , →OCLC , page 40 , lines 39–40 :He from thick films ſhall purge the viſual ray, / And on the ſightleſs eye-ball pour the day: [ …]
( photography ) A medium used to capture images in a camera .
( uncountable ) A visual art form that consists of a sequence of still images preserved on a recording medium to give the illusion of motion; movies generally.
2014 March 3, Zoe Alderton, “‘Snapewives’ and ‘Snapeism’: A Fiction-Based Religion within the Harry Potter Fandom”, in Religions , volume 5, number 1, MDPI, →DOI , pages 219–257 :Despite personal schisms and differences in spiritual experience, there is a very coherent theology of Snape shared between the wives. To examine this manifestation of religious fandom, I will first discuss the canon scepticism and anti-Rowling sentiment that helps to contextualise the wider belief in Snape as a character who extends beyond book and film .
( countable ) The sequence of still images itself; a movie .
A slender thread , such as that of a cobweb .
c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet ”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio ), London: Isaac Iaggard , and Ed Blount , published 1623 , →OCLC , :Her whip of cricket's bone, the lash of film .
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
thin layer
Arabic: غِطَايَة f ( ḡiṭāya )
Egyptian Arabic: غشاوة m ( ḡašāwa )
Armenian: թաղանթ (hy) ( tʻaġantʻ )
Belarusian: плёнка ( pljónka )
Bulgarian: слой (bg) m ( sloj )
Catalan: pel·lícula (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 薄膜 (zh) ( bómó )
Danish: film (da) c
Dutch: laagje (nl) n , film (nl) m or f
Finnish: kalvo (fi)
French: pellicule (fr) f
Georgian: აფსკი ( apsḳi ) , თხელი ფენა ( txeli pena )
German: Film (de) m
Greek: υμένιο n ( yménio ) , μεμβράνη (el) f ( memvráni )
Hebrew: קְרוּם (he) m ( qrúm )
Hungarian: hártya (hu)
Icelandic: skán f
Irish: scannán m
Italian: film (it) m , pellicola (it) f
Japanese: 膜 (ja) ( まく, maku )
Malay: selaput
Marathi: पटल n ( paṭal )
Middle English: filme
Norwegian:
Bokmål: film (no) m
Nynorsk: film m
Old English: filmen m
Ottoman Turkish: زار ( zar )
Polish: warstwa (pl) f
Portuguese: película (pt) f , filme (pt) ( of plastic )
Russian: плёнка (ru) f ( pljónka )
Scottish Gaelic: sgàile f
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: ко̏жица f , о̀пна f , па̏тина f , пре̏влака f
Roman: kȍžica (sh) , òpna (sh) f , pȁtina (sh) f , prȅvlaka (sh) f
Slovak: film (sk)
Spanish: película (es) f
Swedish: film (sv) c , hinna (sv) c
Tagalog: panginag
Thai: ฟิล์ม (th) ( fim )
Ukrainian: плі́вка (uk) f ( plívka )
Vietnamese: màng mỏng , màng (vi)
photographic film
Afrikaans: fliek (af) , film (af)
Arabic: فِلْم m ( film )
Egyptian Arabic: فيلم m ( felm )
Armenian: ժապավեն (hy) ( žapaven )
Belarusian: плёнка f ( pljónka )
Bulgarian: филм (bg) m ( film ) , ле́нта (bg) f ( lénta )
Catalan: pel·lícula (ca) f
Chinese:
Cantonese: 菲林 ( fei1 lam4-2 )
Mandarin: 膠卷 / 胶卷 (zh) ( jiāojuǎn ) , 膠帶 / 胶带 (zh) ( jiāodài ) , 片子 (zh) ( piānzi ) ( film reel ) , 膠片 / 胶片 (zh) ( jiāopiàn )
Czech: film (cs) m
Danish: film (da) c
Dutch: film (nl) m
Finnish: filmi (fi)
French: pellicule (fr) f
Georgian: ფოტოფირი ( poṭopiri ) , კინოფირი ( ḳinopiri )
German: Film (de) m
Greek: φιλμ (el) n ( film )
Hebrew: סֶרֶט (he) m ( séret ) , פילם m ( film )
Hindi: फ़िल्म (hi) f ( film ) , पिक्चर (hi) ( pikcar ) , मूवी f ( mūvī ) , सिनेमा (hi) ( sinemā ) , चलचित्र (hi) ( calcitra ) , चित्रपट (hi) m ( citrapaṭ )
Hungarian: film (hu)
Ido: filmo (io)
Irish: scannán m
Italian: film (it) m , pellicola (it) f
Japanese: フィルム (ja) ( firumu )
Javanese: filem
Khmer: ហ្វីល ( fiil ) , ហ្វ៊ីល ( fiil )
Korean: 필름 (ko) ( pilleum )
Malay: filem (ms)
Maori: kiriata
Marathi: फिल्म f ( philma )
Mongolian: хальс (mn) ( xalʹs )
Norwegian:
Bokmål: film (no) m
Nynorsk: film m
Persian:
Iranian Persian: فیلْم (fa) ( film )
Polish: film (pl) m , klisza (pl) f
Portuguese: filme (pt) m , película (pt) f
Russian: плёнка (ru) f ( pljónka ) , фотоплёнка (ru) f ( fotopljónka ) ( photo film ) , киноплёнка (ru) f ( kinopljónka ) ( cinefilm )
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: фи̏лм m
Roman: fȉlm (sh) m
Slovak: film (sk) m
Sotho: fileme
Spanish: película (es) f
Swedish: film (sv) c
Thai: ฟิล์ม (th) ( fim )
Turkish: film (tr) , yanka
Turkmen: pleýonka
Ukrainian: плі́вка (uk) f ( plívka ) , кіноплі́вка f ( kinoplívka )
Uzbek: plyonka (uz)
Welsh: ffilm (cy) f
motion picture
— see movie
Translations to be checked
Verb
film (third-person singular simple present films , present participle filming , simple past and past participle filmed )
( transitive , intransitive ) To record (activity, or a motion picture) on photographic film .
A Hollywood studio was filming on location in NYC.
I tried to film the UFO as it passed overhead.
2021 June 30, Tim Dunn, “How we made... Secrets of the London Underground”, in RAIL , number 934 , pages 49–50 :It was truly one of the most horrific filming experiences of my career there, contrasting neatly with some of the best of my career - filming in various off-limits storerooms at LTM's Acton Depot.
( transitive , intransitive ) To visually record (activity, or a motion picture) in general, with or without sound.
( transitive ) To cover or become covered with a thin skin or pellicle .
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke ”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio ), London: Isaac Iaggard , and Ed Blount , published 1623 , →OCLC , , line 146 :It will but skin and film the ulcerous place.
2012 , Nathan Archer, Valhalla :Her legs folded under her, and her eyes filmed over.
Translations
to record a motion picture
Armenian: նկարահանել (hy) ( nkarahanel )
Asturian: filmar , grabar
Bulgarian: заснемам филм ( zasnemam film )
Catalan: filmar (ca) , enregistrar (ca)
Danish: filme (da)
Dutch: filmen (nl)
Estonian: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: filmata (fi) , elokuvata
French: filmer (fr) , tourner (fr)
Galician: filmar (gl) , rodar
German: filmen (de) , drehen (de)
Greek: κινηματογραφώ (el) ( kinimatografó )
Gujarati: ચિત્રપટ પટ્ટી પળ ચિત્રપટ ઉતારવું ( citrapaṭ paṭṭī paḷ citrapaṭ utārvũ )
Hebrew: הִסְרִיט ( hisrít )
Hungarian: filmez (hu)
Ido: filmregistrar
Irish: scannánaigh
Italian: girare (it) , filmare (it)
Latvian: please add this translation if you can
Lithuanian: filmuoti
Norman: filmer ( Jersey )
Occitan: filmar (oc)
Polish: filmować (pl) impf , sfilmować pf
Portuguese: filmar (pt)
Russian: снима́ть (ru) impf ( snimátʹ ) , снять (ru) impf ( snjatʹ )
Slovak: filmovať , natáčať
Spanish: filmar (es) , rodar (es) , cinematografiar (es)
Swedish: filma (sv)
Thai: ถ่ายภาพยนตร์
Turkish: film çekmek (tr)
Vietnamese: ghi hình , quay phim (vi)
Welsh: ffilmio (cy)
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch film , from English film , or borrowed from English film .
Pronunciation
Noun
film (plural films )
film
Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French film , from English film .
Noun
film m (plural filma , definite filmi , definite plural filmat )
film
movie
Declension
Azerbaijani
Etymology
Ultimately from English film .
Pronunciation
Noun
film (definite accusative filmi , plural filmlər )
film , movie
Synonym: kino
sənədli film ― documentary film
bədii film ― feature film
cizgi film ― animated cartoon
film çəkmək ― to shoot a movie
film çəkilişi ― film set, movie-making
film nümayişi ― film screening
Declension
Further reading
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from English film .
Pronunciation
Noun
film m (plural films )
film ( a movie )
Synonym: pel·lícula
Further reading
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Borrowed from English film .
Noun
film
film (clarification of this definition is needed)
Declension
Declension of film
nominative
film
genitive
filmniñ
dative
filmge
accusative
filmni
locative
filmde
ablative
filmden
References
Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002 ) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary ] , Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from English film .[ 1]
Pronunciation
Noun
film m inan
( photography ) film
movie , film , motion picture
Declension
Declension of film (hard masculine inanimate )
Derived terms
References
Further reading
“film ”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
“film ”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Pronunciation
Noun
film c (singular definite filmen , plural indefinite film )
a movie , a film , motion picture
film ; a thin layer
plural indefinite of film
Inflection
Derived terms
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English film .
Pronunciation
Noun
film m (plural films , diminutive filmpje n )
a film, thin layer or membrane; especially the physical medium film
a film production, movie
( uncountable ) the movie sector, cinema
Derived terms
Descendants
Estonian
Etymology
German Film .
Noun
film (genitive filmi , partitive filmi )
film ( motion picture )
photographic film
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English film .
Pronunciation
Noun
film m (plural films )
movie , film
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
German
Pronunciation
Verb
film
singular imperative of filmen
Hungarian
Etymology
Borrowed from English film .[ 1]
Pronunciation
Noun
film (countable and uncountable , plural filmek )
( photography ) film ( a medium used to capture images in a camera )
film , movie , motion picture , picture ( a recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion )
film , cinematic art , cinema , cinematography ( the art of making films and movies )
Declension
Derived terms
References
Further reading
film in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh . A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz. ). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch film , from English film .
Pronunciation
Noun
film (first-person possessive filmku , second-person possessive filmmu , third-person possessive filmnya )
film ,
a thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity.
( photography ) a medium used to capture images in a camera.
a movie , a motion picture , a recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion.
Affixed terms
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English film .
Pronunciation
Noun
film m (invariable )
film , movie
Synonym: pellicola
Guardi dei film ? ― Do you watch movies ?
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
film in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line , Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch film .
Noun
film
film
Further reading
The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011 ) “film”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary) ] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
Kashubian
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish film .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈfilm/
Rhymes: -ilm
Syllabification: film
Noun
film m inan (related adjective filmòwi )
movie , film , motion picture
2022 , Karolëna Serkòwskô-Secechòwskô, “Kaszëbsczi filmówcë”, in Pomerania , number 12 , Gdańsk: Zrzeszenie Kaszubsko-Pomorskie:Czej jô ò tim ùczuł, mësla ò stwòrzenim taczégò filmù zaczãła w głowie dozdrzelewac. When I heard about it, the idea of creating such a film began to grow in my mind.
Derived terms
Further reading
Jan Trepczyk (1994 ) “film”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011 ) “film”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
“film ”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language ], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from English film .
Noun
film m (plural films )
( Jersey ) movie , film
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
film m (definite singular filmen , indefinite plural filmer , definite plural filmene )
a film ( for taking photographs in a camera )
a film ( thin material, layer or coating )
a film , movie ( cinematic production )
Derived terms
Verb
film
imperative of filme
References
“film” in The Bokmål Dictionary .
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
film m (definite singular filmen , indefinite plural filmar , definite plural filmane )
a film ( for taking photographs in a camera )
a film ( thin material, layer or coating )
a film , movie ( cinematic production )
Derived terms
References
“film” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English film .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] First attested in the 19th century.[ 4] [ 5]
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈfilm/
Rhymes: -ilm
Syllabification: film
Noun
film m inan (diminutive filmik , related adjective filmowy )
film , movie , motion picture ( series of pictures creating the illusion of motion )
film ( art of creating such a series of pictures )
Synonyms: dziesiąta muza , kino
film ( material on which such a series of pictures are recorded )
( photography ) film , photographic film
Synonyms: błona , klisza , taśma filmowa
( engineering , sciences ) film ( thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity )
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
Trivia
According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), film is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 7 times in scientific texts, 44 times in news, 31 times in essays, 6 times in fiction, and 15 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 103 times, making it the 602nd most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[ 6]
References
^ Stanisław Dubisz , editor (2003 ), “film ”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language ] (in Polish), volumes 1-4 , Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000 ) “film ”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language ] (in Polish)
^ Witold Doroszewski , editor (1958–1969 ), “film ”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
^ J. Karłowicz , A. Kryński , W. Niedźwiedzki , editors (1900 ), “film ”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 742
^ film in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
^ Ida Kurcz (1990 ) “film ”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language ] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 117
Further reading
film in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
film in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Noun
film m (plural filmes )
Superseded spelling of filme .
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French film or German Film , from English film .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈfilm/
Audio (female voice ): (file )
Rhymes: -ilm
Hyphenation: film
Noun
film n (plural filme )
movie , film
Declension
References
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From English film , from Middle English filme , from Old English filmen ( “ film, membrane, thin skin, foreskin ” ) , from Proto-Germanic *filminją ( “ thin skin, membrane ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *pél-mo- ( “ membrane ” ) , from *pel- ( “ to cover, skin ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
film m (genitive singular film , plural filmichean )
film , movie
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from English film .
Noun
fȉlm m (Cyrillic spelling фи̏лм )
film ( photography )
film ( motion picture )
Declension
Silesian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Film .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈfilm/
Rhymes: -ilm
Syllabification: film
Noun
film m inan
film , movie , motion picture
( photography ) film , photographic film
Declension
Further reading
Slovak
Etymology
Borrowed from English film .[ 1]
Pronunciation
Noun
film m inan (genitive singular filmu , nominative plural filmy , genitive plural filmov , declension pattern of dub )
photographic film
movie , motion picture
Declension
Declension of
film (pattern
dub )
Derived terms
References
^ Králik, Ľubor (2016 ) “film ”, in Stručný etymologický slovník slovenčiny [Concise Etymological Dictionary of Slovak ] (in Slovak), Bratislava: VEDA; JÚĽŠ SAV, →ISBN
Further reading
“film ”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science ] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk , 2003–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English film .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈfilm/
Rhymes: -ilm
Syllabification: film
Noun
film m (plural films )
Alternative spelling of filme ( film , motion picture )
Further reading
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
film c
film ; a thin layer
film ; medium used to capture images in a camera
a movie
Declension
References
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from French film , from English film .
Pronunciation
Noun
film (definite accusative filmi , plural filmler )
a medium used to capture images in a camera
a movie
a thin layer
Declension
Derived terms
" streç film" — Light, transparent plastic film used as a wrapping for food etc. —"clingfilm ", Saran Wrap (US)
Uzbek
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian фильм ( filʹm ) , from English film .
Noun
film (plural filmlar )
film , movie , motion picture
Synonyms: kino , kinofilm , kartina
Declension