folia

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See also: fólia and folía

English

Noun

folia

  1. plural of folium

Anagrams

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese folha.

Noun

folia

  1. leaf

Latin

Etymology 1

Noun

folia n

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of folium

Etymology 2

    From the above form, reinterpreted as a feminine singular. See folium.

    Noun

    folia f (genitive foliae); first declension (Late Latin)

    1. a leaf
    2. a sheet or leaf of paper
    Declension

    First-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative folia foliae
    genitive foliae foliārum
    dative foliae foliīs
    accusative foliam foliās
    ablative foliā foliīs
    vocative folia foliae
    Descendants

    References

    Northern Sami

    Etymology

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    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    folia

    1. foil (thin material)

    Inflection

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    Further reading

    • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

    Old Galician-Portuguese

    Etymology

    fol (“foolish”) +‎ -ia.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    folia f (plural folias)

    1. foolishness, madness

    Descendants

    Old Occitan

    Etymology

    Cognate with Old French folie, Old Galician-Portuguese folia.

    Noun

    folia f (oblique plural folias, nominative singular folia, nominative plural folias)

    1. madness

    Polish

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    Borrowed from German Folie.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.lja/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɔlja
    • Syllabification: fo‧lia

    Noun

    folia f (diminutive folijka)

    1. plastic film, especially the kinds used to make plastic bags and food packaging
    2. foil

    Declension

    Declension of folia
    singular plural
    nominative folia folie
    genitive folii folii/folij (archaic)
    dative folii foliom
    accusative folię folie
    instrumental folią foliami
    locative folii foliach
    vocative folio folie

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    Further reading

    • folia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • folia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Portuguese

    Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia pt

    Etymology

    From Old Galician-Portuguese folia, from fol + -ia. Cognate with Galician folía.

    Pronunciation

     

    • Rhymes: -iɐ
    • Hyphenation: fo‧li‧a

    Noun

    folia f (plural folias)

    1. merrymaking. merriment
    2. (music) folia
    3. (dance) an old Portuguese dance

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    Spanish

    Verb

    folia

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