vijl

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch vile, from Old Dutch *fīla, from Proto-Germanic *finhlō.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /vɛi̯l/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: vijl
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯l

Noun[edit]

vijl f or m (plural vijlen, diminutive vijltje n)

  1. A file (abrasive tool).

Derived terms[edit]

- file types

Descendants[edit]

  • Berbice Creole Dutch: feli
  • Negerhollands: feile
  • Aukan: fei
  • Caribbean Hindustani: feiri

Verb[edit]

vijl

  1. inflection of vijlen