English

Etymology
Borrowed from French fils, son.

Adjective
fils (no comparative or superlative)

1. Used after a proper name that is common to a father and his son to indicate that the son is being referred to rather than the father.

Noun
fils

1. rare The son referred to in the manner of the adjective above.

Usage notes
Current usage of differentiating fathers and sons is borrowed from French; hence this term follows the name as it does in French grammar.

See also
pere

French
romance cognates|lafilius|anfillo#Aragonese|fillo|cafill#Catalan|fill|cofigliu|eshijo|frfils|furfi#Friulian|fi|glfillo#Galician|fillo|itfiglio|ocfilh|ptfilho|rmfigl|ro=fiu

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /fis/

Etymology
From Latin filius, son.

Noun
fils m (plural fils)

1. son
2. in plural|lang=fr sons

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /fil/

Noun
fils m plural

1. Plural of fil#French|fil.

Category:French nouns

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