filou

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French filou.

Noun

filou m (plural filou's)

  1. (Belgium) scoundrel, cheat
    Synonym: schurk

References

French

Etymology

Probably a dialectal form of fileur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fi.lu/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

filou m (plural filous)

  1. (archaic) thief, pickpocket
  2. rascal, rogue
  3. trickster
  4. (colloquial) mischievous child

Descendants

  • → Dutch: filou
  • → Swedish: filur
  • → Czech: filuta

Further reading

Anagrams

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

filou m (plural filous)

  1. (Jersey) pickpocket; rogue

Synonyms

Portuguese

Verb

filou

  1. third-person singular preterite indicative of filar

West Makian

Pronunciation

Verb

filou

  1. (stative) to fill (a bag, etc.)
    Synonym: fiogo

Conjugation

Conjugation of filou (stative verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tifilou mifilou afilou
2nd person nifilou fifilou
3rd person inanimate ifilou difilou
animate mafilou
imperative —, filou —, filou

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics (as filów)
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