[ˈfiː.ɫũː], [ˈfiː.lum]
OriginFrom Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo- (“sinew”). Cognate with Lithuanian gysla (“vein; thread; nerve”), Proto-Slavic *žìla (“vein; sinew”), Old Armenian ջիլ (ǰil, “sinew”), Sanskrit ज्या (jyā, “bowstring”), Welsh gïau (“sinews”).
- declension-2thread, string, filament, fiber
- declension-2texture, style, nature
- declension-2wick of a lamp
Formsfīlum(canonical, neuter) · fīlī(genitive) · fīlum(nominative, singular) · fīla(nominative, plural) · fīlī(genitive, singular) · fīlōrum(genitive, plural) · fīlō(dative, singular) · fīlīs(dative, plural) · fīlum(accusative, singular) · fīla(accusative, plural) · fīlō(ablative, singular) · fīlīs(ablative, plural) · fīlum(singular, vocative) · fīla(plural, vocative)
Source: Wiktionary