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 (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “филе”, in Речник на българския език (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	филеа
definite unspecified	филето	филеата
definite proximal	филево	филеава
definite distal	филено	филеана
vocative	филе	филеа

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