See also: folía

English

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Noun

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folia

  1. plural of folium

Anagrams

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Kabuverdianu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese folha.

Noun

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folia

  1. leaf

Latin

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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folia n

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of folium

Etymology 2

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    From the above form, reinterpreted as a feminine singular. See folium.

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    folia f (genitive foliae); first declension (Late Latin)

    1. a leaf
    2. a sheet or leaf of paper
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    First-declension noun.

    Case Singular Plural
    Nominative folia foliae
    Genitive foliae foliārum
    Dative foliae foliīs
    Accusative foliam foliās
    Ablative foliā foliīs
    Vocative folia foliae
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    Northern Sami

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    Etymology

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    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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    Noun

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    folia

    1. foil (thin material)

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    This noun needs an inflection-table template.

    Further reading

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    • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

    Old Galician-Portuguese

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    Etymology

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    fol (foolish) +‎ -ia.

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    folia f (plural folias)

    1. foolishness, madness

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    Old Occitan

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    Etymology

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    Cognate with Old French folie, Old Galician-Portuguese folia.

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    folia f (oblique plural folias, nominative singular folia, nominative plural folias)

    1. madness

    Polish

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from German Folie.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.lja/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɔlja
    • Syllabification: fo‧lia

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    folia f (diminutive folijka)

    1. plastic film, especially the kinds used to make plastic bags and food packaging
    2. foil

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    Further reading

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    • folia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • folia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Portuguese

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    Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Etymology

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    From Old Galician-Portuguese folia, from fol + -ia.

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    • Hyphenation: fo‧li‧a

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    folia f (plural folias)

    1. merrymaking
    2. merriment
    3. (music) folia
    4. (dance) an old Portuguese dance

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    Verb

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    folia

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