noun · masculine
felem
*felem m or f
Meaning
- Proto Romancefemininemasculinereconstructionbile
Origins
From Classical fel n, with a paragogic /-e/ and change in gender. Compare *corem (“heart”), *melem (“honey”).
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italianfele
- Italianfelle
- Italianfiele
- Dalmatianfial
- Neapolitanfele
- Sicilianfeli
- Venetanfiel
Gallo-Romance
- Catalanfel
- Frenchfiel
- Occitanfèl
Insular Romance
- Sardinianfele
- Sardinianfeli
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesefelfrom Old Galician-Portuguese fel
- Spanishhielfrom Old Spanish fiel
- Aragonesefiel
- Asturianfiel
- Falafelfrom Old Galician-Portuguese fel
- Falafefrom Old Galician-Portuguese fel
- Galicianfelfrom Old Galician-Portuguese fel
- Ladinofielfrom Old Spanish fiel
Balkano-Romance
- Romanianfiere
- Aromanianheari
Rhaeto-Romance
- Friulianfêl
- Romanshfeil
Gallo-Italic
- Emilianfela
- Emilianfel
- Ligurianfê
- Lombardfel
- Piedmontesefel