fel

Etymology

From Dutch fel, from Middle Dutch fel, from Old French fel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛl/

Adjective

fel (attributive fel, comparative feller, superlative felste)

1. ferocious, fierce
2. bright (e.g. sunlight)

Adverb

fel

1. fiercely, ferociously

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *felem m or f, from Latin fel n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈfɛl]

Noun

fel m or f (plural fels)

1. gall, bile

   Synonym: bilis

2. (figurative) misery
3. (figurative) rancor

   Synonym: rancúnia

Further reading

• “fel”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “fel” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Noun

fel

1. mixed mutation of mel

Etymology

From Middle Dutch fel, from Old French fel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛl/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: fel
• Rhymes: -ɛl

Adjective

fel (comparative feller, superlative felst)

1. bright, shiny (e.g. sunlight)
2. fierce, feisty, even bitter
3. flashy, showy

Adverb

fel

1. fiercely

   De Frisii waren een Germaans volk en net als verscheidene andere Germaanse volkeren wisten ze zich fel te verdedigen tegen de Romeinen^[*] — The Frisii were a Germanic people and, just like various other Germanic peoples, they knew how to defend themselves fiercely against the Romans.

Anagrams

• elf, lef

Etymology

Cognate with Swedish fuller.

Adverb

fel

1. probably, likely

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfel/
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: fel

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fazer, from Latin facere. Compare Portuguese fazer and Galician facer.

Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese fel , from Vulgar Latin *felem.

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese fel (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *felem m or f, from Latin fel n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɛl]

Noun

fel m (plural feles)

1. gall; bile

   Synonym: bile

2. (figuratively) meanness

   Synonym: amargura

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “fel”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fel”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “fel”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “fel”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN