Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
fuelle. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
fuelle, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
fuelle in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
fuelle you have here. The definition of the word
fuelle will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
fuelle, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin follis, follem.
Noun
fuelle m (plural fuelles)
- bag (of bagpipes)
Middle English
Noun
fuelle
- Alternative form of fewell
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈfweʝe/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˈfweʎe/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈfweʃe/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈfweʒe/
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin follem, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolǵʰnis, derivative of *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”).
Noun
fuelle m (plural fuelles)
- bellows (device for delivering pressurized air)
- (photography) bellows (enclosures connecting the lensboard and the camera back)
- the folding roof of a convertible vehicle
- bag (of bagpipes)
- stamina; steam
2023 November 12, Xosé Hermida, “La derecha despliega todas sus redes para deslegitimar a Sánchez”, in El País:Vox, el partido que tomó vuelo con el procés y que había perdido fuelle a medida que este se desinflaba, ha hallado un balón de oxígeno.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
fuelle
- inflection of follar (“to blow with a bellows”):
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Further reading