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fial.

seemly

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/fʲiəl̪ˠ//fʲiəlˠ/

  1. seemly

    literary

  2. generous

    literary

  3. bountiful

    literary
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish fíal, from Proto-Celtic *weilos (“modest”), from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (“rotate turn”). Cognate with Welsh gŵyl (“modest, generous, kind”).

noun/fʲiəl̪ˠ//fʲiəlˠ/

  1. vial

    literary · masculine
Where this word comes from

From English phial.

noun/fʲiəl̪ˠ//fʲiəlˠ/

  1. veil

    literary · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish fíal, from Latin vēlum.

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