филе

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from French filet.

Etymologically, cognate with natively inherited жи́ла (žíla, “sinew”) (< Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-sl- (“thread”)) and with the English borrowing файл (fajl, “file”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fiˈlɛ]

Noun

филе́ • (filé) n

1. fillet
2. filet lace

Declension

Declension of филе́

	singular	plural
indefinite	филе́ filé	филе́та filéta
definite	филе́то filéto	филе́тата filétata

Derived terms

• фили́рам (filíram, “to fillet”)

References

• “филе”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “филе”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from French filet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fiˈlɛ]
• Hyphenation: фи‧ле

Noun

филе́ • (filé) n (plural филе́а)

1. fillet

Declension

Declension of филе

	singular	plural
indefinite	филе (file)	филеа (filea)
definite unspecified	филето (fileto)	филеата (fileata)
definite proximal	филево (filevo)	филеава (fileava)
definite distal	филено (fileno)	филеана (fileana)
vocative	филе (file)	филеа (filea)

References

• “филе” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

Alternative forms

• филе m (file) — archaic

Etymology

Borrowed from French filet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fʲɪˈlʲe]

Noun

филе́ • (filé) n inan (indeclinable)

1. (food) fillet, filet
2. (handicraft) filet lace, filet-work