German

Folie

Noun

Folie f ‎(genitive Folie, plural Folien)

1. foil (thin sheet of metal)
2. foil (thin plastic)
3. something used as a background for a comparison
   • 2010, Harald Schwaetzer, “Geisteswissenschaft der Neuzeit, Rogier van der Weydens «St. Lukas malt die Madonna»”, in: Anthroposophie

     Dass Heilige wie Lukas als einer von denen, die das menschliche Bewusstsein vervollkommnet haben, einen engelgleichen Status haben, ist vor der Folie mittelalterlichen Denkens nichts Ungewöhnliches.

     Saints like Luke, as one of those, that have perfected the human consciousness, having an angelic status, is nothing exceptional in the light of middle-age thinking.

Derived terms

• Aluminiumfolie
• Folienprojektor
• Folienschreiber
• Folienstift
• Knallfolie
• Luftpolsterfolie

Czech

Alternative forms

• fólie

Noun

folie f

1. foil (very thin sheet of metal)

Dutch

Pronunciation

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.

Noun

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

1. foil (sheet of material)

Derived terms

• aluminiumfolie
• tinfolie

French

Noun

folie f ‎(plural folies)

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

Related terms

• fou/folle

Anagrams

• fiole

Interlingue

Noun

folie

1. leaf

Norwegian Bokmål

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)

Derived terms

• aluminiumsfolie
• plastfolie

References

• “folie” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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)

Derived terms

• aluminiumsfolie
• plastfolie

References

• “folie” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Noun

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

1. madness; insanity

Descendants

• English: folly (borrowed)
• French: folie