figlia

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiʎ.ʎa/

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• Rhymes: -iʎʎa
• Hyphenation: fì‧glia

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin fīlia, from fīlius (“child, son”), from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁y-li-os (“sucker”), a derivation from the verbal root *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck”). Cognate to French fille, Portuguese filha, Galician filla, Romanian fie, Spanish hija, Sicilian figghia, Sardinian filla, Romansch feglia.

Noun

figlia f (plural figlie, masculine figlio, diminutive figliétta or figliettìna, derogatory figliàccia)

1. daughter

   Synonym: figliola

2. (usually regional) girl

   Synonyms: ragazza, figliola, fanciulla, donzella

Derived terms

• figlia adottiva
• figlia d'arte
• figlia di puttana
• figlia unica
• figliastra
• figlioccia
• figliola
• figlioletta

Related terms

• affiliare (see there for more)

See also

• (family members) famiglia; cugino, figlio, figlia, fratello, madre, marito, moglie, nipote, nonna, nonno, padre, sorella, zia, zio ^{(Category: it:Family)}

Etymology 2

Verb

figlia

1. inflection of figliare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• aglifi

Romansch

Alternative forms

• feglia (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fīlia, from fīlius (“child, son”), from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁y-li-os (“sucker”), a derivation from the verbal root *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfi.ʎa/, [ˈfiʎɐ]

Noun

figlia f (plural figlias)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) daughter

Related terms

• figl (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader)
• fegl (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran)