fial

See also: fíal

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• fiel

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *felem m or f, from Latin fel n.

Noun

fial m

1. bile
2. bitterness

Galician

Etymology

From fío (“thread”) +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fiˈal]

Noun

fial m (plural fiais)

1. mountain range, sierra

   Synonyms: cordal, serra

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fial”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “fial”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʲiəl̪ˠ/, /fʲiəlˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish fíal, from Proto-Celtic *weilos (“modest”), from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (“rotate turn”). Cognate with Welsh gŵyl (“modest, generous, kind”).

Adjective

fial (genitive singular masculine féil, genitive singular feminine féile, plural fiala, comparative féile) (literary)

1. seemly
2. generous
3. bountiful

Declension

Declension of fial

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	fial	fhial	fiala; fhiala2
vocative	fhéil		fiala
genitive		féile	fiala	fial
dative	fial; fhial1	fhial; fhéil (archaic)	fiala; fhiala2
Comparative	níos féile
Superlative	is féile

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• féile

Etymology 2

From Old Irish fíal, from Latin vēlum.

Noun

fial m (genitive singular féil, nominative plural fiala)

1. veil

Declension

Declension of fial (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative fial féil vocative a fhéil a fhiala genitive féil fial dative fial féil forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an fial na féil genitive an fhéil na bhfial dative leis an bhfial don fhial leis na féil

Derived terms

• fialaigh (“veil, cover”, verb)
• fialsíoda (“tulle”)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English phial.

Noun

fial m (genitive singular féil, nominative plural fiala)

1. vial

Declension

Declension of fial (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative fial féil vocative a fhéil a fhiala genitive féil fial dative fial féil forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an fial na féil genitive an fhéil na bhfial dative leis an bhfial don fhial leis na féil

Mutation

Mutated forms of fial

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fial	fhial	bhfial

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fial”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 312
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fial”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fial”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “fial”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• “fial”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• fälj (Mooring)

Etymology

From Old Frisian feld. Cognates include West Frisian fjild.

Noun

fial n (plural fialen)

1. (Föhr-Amrum) field

Swedish

Etymology

Of obscure origin. Related to Danish fiale, Middle High German vialen (early New High German figallen).

Noun

fial c

1. (architecture) a pinnacle

Declension

Declension of fial

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	fial	fials
	definite	fialen	fialens
plural	indefinite	fialer	fialers
	definite	fialerna	fialernas

See also

• tinne

References

• fial in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fial in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fial in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)