filo

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) thread (for sewing, etc.)
2. (masculine) yarn
3. (masculine) line
4. (masculine) string (cord)
5. (masculine) cable, wire, flex
6. (masculine) blade (of grass, etc.)
7. (masculine) grain (of wood)
8. (also, idiomatic, in-plural, masculine) threads, strands
9. (masculine) trickle (of water)
10. (masculine) breath (of air)
11. (masculine) wisp (of smoke)
12. (masculine) edge (of blade)
13. (masculine) ray (of light)
14. (masculine) glimmer (of hope)

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of filare

Concepts

thread

🧵

yarn

🧶

wire

string

🪢

strand

edge

blade

chain

cord

line

ply

rope

🪢

knife edge

blade of grass

iron wire

ribbon

🎀

strand of wool

sharpness

spurt

cutting edge

stream

current

suggestion

tape

cotton

trace

twine

twist

clothesline

fiber

hint

jet

Synonyms

filamento

tagliente

lama

cordicella

filo metallico

filo conduttore

catena

refe

🧵

filato

cavetto

cenno

conduttore

cordone

cucirino

🧵

fascia

filo di lana

getto

matassa

pizzico

rivolo

zampillo

cavo elettrico

filino

rivoletto

corda sottile

cintura

collana

corda

🪢

nastro

🎀

spago

taglio

catenella

catenina

Translations

hilo

🧵

fil

🧶

Faden

🧶

draad

🧵

fio

🧵

Garn

Draht

Zwirn

🧵

filo

garen

🧶

tire

alambre

Schneide

filferro

Hyphenated as

fì‧lo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfi.lo/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fīlum.