faila

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German vīle, from Old High German fīla, fīhala, from Proto-Germanic *finhlō (“rasp; file”). Cognate with German Feile, English file.

Noun

faila f (plural failen)

1. (Sette Comuni) file (tool)

   De faila pròzamet z'aizarn. ― The file is breaking down the iron.

Declension

Declension of faila – 6th declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	de	faila	de	failen
accusative	an	de	faila	de	failen
dative	anara	dar	failen	in	failen

References

• “faila” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Swahili

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faila

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Etymology

Borrowed from English phyla.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

faila class IX (plural faila class X)

1. (taxonomy) phylum