fuelle

See also: füllé, fülle, and Fülle

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin follis, follem.

Noun

fuelle m (plural fuelles)

  1. bag (of bagpipes)
  2. bellows (device for delivering pressurized air)
  3. sack or bag made from sheep skin
    Synonyms: zurrón, pelleyu
  4. stomach (especially animals')
    Synonyms: banduyu, butiellu, estómadu
  5. respiration
  6. crease, fold in clothes

Middle English

Noun

fuelle

  1. alternative form of fewell

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

 

  • Syllabification: fue‧lle

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin follem, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolǵʰnis, derivative of *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”).

Noun

fuelle m (plural fuelles)

  1. bellows (device for delivering pressurized air)
  2. (photography) bellows (enclosures connecting the lensboard and the camera back)
  3. the folding roof of a convertible vehicle
  4. bag (of bagpipes)
  5. stamina; steam
    • 2023 November 12, Xosé Hermida, “La derecha despliega todas sus redes para deslegitimar a Sánchez”, in El País‎[1]:
      Vox, el partido que tomó vuelo con el procés y que había perdido fuelle a medida que este se desinflaba, ha hallado un balón de oxígeno.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fuelle

  1. inflection of follar (“to blow with a bellows”):
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

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