folha

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Galician

Noun

folha f (plural folhas, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of folla

Further reading

  • “folha” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin folia, from the plural of Latin folium.

Noun

folha f (oblique plural folhas, nominative singular folha, nominative plural folhas)

  1. leaf

Descendants

  • Occitan: fuèlha

Portuguese

folha

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese folla, from Late Latin folia, from the plural of Latin folium, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom (“leaf”), from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”). Doublet of folho and fólio. Compare Galician folla and Spanish hoja.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Northern Portugal):(file)
  • Hyphenation: fo‧lha

Noun

folha f (plural folhas)

  1. (botany) leaf
  2. sheet (of paper)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: fo‧lha

Verb

folha

  1. inflection of folhar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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