foglia

See also: Foglia and föglia

Corsican

Etymology

From Late Latin folia, from the plural of Latin folium (“leaf”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom (“leaf”), from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).

Noun

foglia f (plural foglie)

1. leaf
2. leaf; sheet (of metal)

Further reading

• “foglia” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin folia, from the plural of Latin folium (“leaf”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom (“leaf”), from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔʎ.ʎa/

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• Rhymes: -ɔʎʎa
• Hyphenation: fò‧glia

Noun

foglia f (plural foglie)

1. leaf
2. leaf; sheet (of metal)

Related terms

• foglio
• mangiare la foglia
• sfogliare

Descendants

• → German: Folig, Folg (obsolete)
• → Maltese: folja
• → Ottoman Turkish: فویا (foya), فویه (foya)
  • Turkish: foya

Further reading

• “foglia”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• aglifo