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Feil
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feil féil Féil
English
Proper noun
en.
en Ian Ritter, Emily Feil Two confirmed dead in active shooter incident on Brown campus, police do not have any suspects in custody w:The Brown Daily Herald https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025/12/two-confirmed-dead-in-active-shooter-incident-on-brown-campus-police-do-not-have-any-suspects-in-custody 2025-12-13 Emily Feil is a senior staff writer covering staff and student labor. She is a freshman from Long Beach, NY and plans to study economics and English. In her free time, she can be found watching bad TV and reading good books.
Derived terms
en Klippel-Feil syndrome
Further reading
Q33126315 Feil
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
lb /fai̯l/ [fɑɪ̯l]
lb ɑɪl 1
Etymology 1
From lb de Pfeil, from lb goh pfīl, from lb la pīlum. The native form would be lb *Päil. The noun has been lost throughout gmw-cfr -, but compare Ripuarian gmw-cfr piel straight up. Cognate with nl pijl.
Noun
m Feiler
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Etymology 2
From lb gmh vīle, from lb goh fīla, from lb gmw-pro *fį̄hlu, from lb gem-pro *finhlō. Cognate with de Feile, nl vijl, en file.
Noun
f
file (tool)
lb Tools
Plautdietsch
Etymology
pdt de Pfeil.
Noun
f Feilen
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pdt Feila
pdt 1-syllable words
pdt Symbols Weapons