LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

folia

folia f (genitive foliae)
Classical[ˈfɔ.li.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈfɔː.li.a]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinfemininea leaf
  2. Late Latinfemininea sheet or leaf of paper

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefoliafoliae
genitivefoliaefoliārum
dativefoliaefoliīs
accusativefoliamfoliās
ablativefoliāfoliīs
vocativefoliafoliae

Fōlĭa, ae, f.,
I. the name of a witch of Ariminum, Hor. Epod. 5, 42.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom? Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰolh₁yom? Proto-Italic *foljom Classical Latin folium Latin folia From the above form, reinterpreted as a feminine singular. See folium.

Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanfulla
  • Occitanfuelhafrom Old Occitan folha
  • Occitanfuèlhafrom Old Occitan folha
  • Occitanhuelhafrom Old Occitan folha
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianfògia
  • Sardinianfolla
  • Sardinianfoza
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianfoaie
  • Aromanianfoalji
  • Istro-Romanianfoľe
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianfoglia
  • Corsicanfoglia
  • Dalmatianfualja
  • Tarantinofogghiefrom Neapolitan foglia
  • Sicilianfogghia
  • Venetanfogia
  • Venetanfoja
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishhojafrom Old Spanish foja
  • Aragonesefuella
  • Old Galician-Portuguesefolla
  • Old Galician-Portuguesefolha
  • Asturianfueyafrom Old Leonese fuella
  • Leonesefueyafrom Old Leonese fuella
  • Mirandesefuolhafrom Old Leonese fuella
  • Ladinofojafrom Old Spanish foja
  • Ladinoojafrom Old Spanish foja
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianfuee
  • Ladinfòia
  • Ladinfueia
  • Ladinfuoia
  • Romanshföglia
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianfójja
  • Ligurianféuggia
  • Lombardfòia
  • Lombardfoeuja
  • Piedmontesefeuja
  • Romagnolfója
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Franco-Provençalfôlye
  • Franco-Provençalfuelye
  • Old Frenchfueille

In English words that came into English from folia

  • foilfolia

Quick answers

What does folia mean in Latin?
folia, a noun, means “a leaf; a sheet or leaf of paper”.
What is the genitive of folia?
The genitive singular is foliae. folia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce folia?
In classical Latin, [ˈfɔ.li.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfɔː.li.a].