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filum

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (declension-2) thread, string, filament, fiber
  2. (declension-2) texture, style, nature
  3. (declension-2) wick of a lamp

Synoniemen

Frequentie

B2
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
[ˈfiː.ɫũː]
Etymologie (Engels)

From Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo- (“sinew”). Cognate with Lithuanian gysla (“vein; thread; nerve”), Proto-Slavic *žìla (“vein; sinew”), Old Armenian ջիլ (ǰil, “sinew”), Sanskrit ज्या (jyā, “bowstring”), Welsh gïau (“sinews”).

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