folha

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

• fuelha

Etymology

From Late Latin folia, from the plural of Latin folium.

Noun

folha f (oblique plural folhas, nominative singular folha, nominative plural folhas)

1. leaf

Descendants

• Occitan: fuèlha

Portuguese

folha

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese folla, from Late Latin folia, from the plural of Latin folium, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom (“leaf”), from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”). Doublet of folho and fólio. Compare Galician folla and Spanish hoja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfo.ʎɐ/

• Hyphenation: fo‧lha

Noun

folha f (plural folhas)

1. (botany) leaf
2. sheet (of paper)

Derived terms

• folha de cálculo

Related terms

• folhoso

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.ʎɐ/

• Hyphenation: fo‧lha

Verb

folha

1. inflection of folhar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative