[ˈfiː.li.a], [ˈfiː.li.a]
OrigoFrom fīlius (“son”). Displaced the Proto-Italic descendant of Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr, which is attested in Oscan 𐌚𐌖𐌕𐌝𐌓 (futír).
- declension-1daughter
“Est mihi (sitque, precor, nostrīs diuturnior annīs)” — I have a daughter (and, I pray, may she live longer than my years); as long as she is safe I shall always be happy.
- broadly, declension-1any female offspring
Formaefīlia(canonical, feminine) · fīliae(genitive) · fīlius(masculine) · fīlia(nominative, singular) · fīliae(nominative, plural) · fīliae(genitive, singular) · fīliārum(genitive, plural) · fīliae(dative, singular) · fīliīs(dative, plural) · fīliābus(dative, plural) · fīliam(accusative, singular) · fīliās(accusative, plural) · fīliā(ablative, singular) · fīliīs(ablative, plural) · fīliābus(ablative, plural) · fīlia(singular, vocative) · fīliae(plural, vocative)