See also: fíla, filá, filâ, and -fila

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fila

  1. plural of filum

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Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin fīla, neuter plural of fīlum.

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fila f (plural files)

  1. file
  2. row
  3. (chess) rank
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fila

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

Esperanto

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Etymology

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From filo (son) + -a (adjectival marker).

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fila (accusative singular filan, plural filaj, accusative plural filajn)

  1. filial (in the case of the son)

French

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fila

  1. third-person singular past historic of filer

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Italian

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfi.la/
  • Rhymes: -ila
  • Hyphenation: fì‧la

Etymology 1

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Probably from filo, or from Latin fila, plural of filum. Compare French file, Portuguese fila.

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fila f (plural file)

  1. line, rank
  2. (masonry) row, course (a row of bricks or blocks)
  3. queue (British), line (US)
    Synonym: coda
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fila f

  1. plural of filo

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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fila

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

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Latin

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fīla n

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of fīlum

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Macanese

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Etymology

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From Portuguese filha.

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fila (masculine filo, plural fila-fila)

  1. daughter

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  • Not to be confused with filâ (to clutch; to grab).

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  • filo-fila (children, literally son-daughter)

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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fila f

  1. definite singular of fil

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fila

  1. inflection of file:
    1. past tense
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

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fila (present tense filar/filer, past tense fila/filte, past participle fila/filt, passive infinitive filast, present participle filande, imperative fila/fil)

  1. Alternative form of file

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fila

  1. definite singular of fil

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Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French file.[1]

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fila f (plural filas)

  1. queue (line of people)
  2. queue (waiting list)
  3. (computing) queue (FIFO data structure)
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fila

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

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From German Fülle.

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fȉla f (Cyrillic spelling фи̏ла)

  1. (regional) stuffing
    Synonym: nadjev
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Spanish

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French file.

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fila f (plural filas)

  1. line, row, rank, file
  2. queue (British), line (US)
    Synonym: cola
  3. (chess) rank
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fila

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

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Swedish

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Etymology

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fil +‎ -a

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fila (present filar, preterite filade, supine filat, imperative fila)

  1. to file (smooth, grind, or cut with a file)
  2. (figuratively, with ) to work on or polish (something)
    fila på ett manifest
    work on a manifesto

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fila

  1. to turn

Yoruba

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Hausa fū̀lā, perhaps through Nupe fùla.

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fìlà

  1. hat, cap (in particular) the traditional Yoruba caps worn by males.
    Synonyms: ètú, àkòó