fel

Meaning

1. (declension-3, neuter) gall bladder
2. (declension-3, neuter) gall, bile
3. (declension-3, neuter) poison
4. (declension-3, neuter) bitterness, venom

Concepts

bile

bitterness

gall bladder

hepatology

Synonyms

vesica biliaris

vesica fellea

bīlis

Translations

Galle

fel

bilis

bufeta biliar

fel

Bitterkeit

Gallenblase

vesícula biliar

Bitternis

χολή

πίκρα

χοληδόχος κύστη

amertume

bile

صَفْرَاء

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈfɛɫ]

Etymology

Uncertain. Either from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green”), or from *bʰel-, *bʰl̥H- (“yellow”). *ǵʰ- > f- instead of the expected *h- is explained as being regular in some dialects. Cognates through the first etymon include holus and helvus; Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”) and χλωρός (khlōrós, “green”); and English yellow and gold.