figl

See also: fígl

Romansch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fiʎ]

Etymology 1

From Latin folium.

Noun

figl m (plural figls)

1. (botany, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) leaf
2. (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) sheet (of paper)

Alternative forms

• fegl (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan)
• (leaf):
  • (Sutsilvan) fegl
  • (Puter, Vallader) föglia
• (sheet of paper):
  • (Puter, Vallader) fögl

Etymology 2

From Latin fīlius (compare Occitan filh), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁y-li-os (“sucker”), a derivation from the verbal root *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck”).

Noun

figl m (plural figls)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) son

Alternative forms

• fegl (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran)

Coordinate terms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) figlia
• (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) feglia