folie

Alternative forms

• fólie

Noun

folie f

1. foil (very thin sheet of metal)

Etymology

From German Folie, from Late Latin folia, plural form of folium (“leaf, sheet”). The word foelie derives from the same source, but is older and entered the language via Old French.

Pronunciation

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Noun

folie f, n (plural folies, diminutive folietje n)

1. foil (sheet of material)

Noun

folie f (plural folies)

1. madness, folly, insanity; silliness, craziness
2. (architecture) folly

Further reading

• “folie” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• fiole

Noun

folie (plural folies)

1. leaf
2. sheet (of paper)
3. (metal) foil

Etymology

From Latin folium

Noun

folie m (definite singular folien, indefinite plural folier, definite plural foliene)

1. foil (thin material)
2. film (thin material, such as plastic film, cling film)

References

• “folie” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Latin folium

Noun

folie m (definite singular folien, indefinite plural foliar, definite plural foliane)

1. foil (thin material)
2. film (thin material, such as plastic film, cling film)

References

• “folie” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Noun

folie f (oblique plural folies, nominative singular folie, nominative plural folies)

1. madness; insanity