fegl

Romansch

Etymology 1

From Latin folium.

Noun

fegl m (plural fegls)

1. (botany, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) leaf
2. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) sheet (of paper)

Alternative forms

• figl (Sutsilvan, Surmiran)
• (leaf):
  • (Puter, Vallader) föglia
• (sheet of paper):
  • (Puter, Vallader) fögl

Etymology 2

From Latin fīlius, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁y-li-os (“sucker”), a derivation from the verbal root *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck”).

Noun

fegl m (plural fegls)

1. (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) son

Alternative forms

• figl (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader)