fela-とは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Proto-West Germanic *felu.

Cognate with Old Frisian felo, Old Saxon filu, Old High German filu, Old Norse fjǫl- in compounds, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿 (filu). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek πολύς (polús), Latin plus, Old Irish il (Welsh lliaws).

発音

• IPA: /ˈfe.lɑ/

形容詞

fela (indeclinable) (usually + genitive)

1. many
   • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

     Hē hrædlīċe his sealmas ġeleornode and ēac fela ōðerra bōca.

     He quickly learned his psalms and many other books too.

   • c. 996, Ælfric's Lives of Saints

     Sē unġesewenlīca Dēofol flīeġþ ġeond þās weorolde and ġesihþ fela þinga.

     The invisible Devil flies through this world and sees many things.

   • late 9th century, The Voyage of Ohthere and Wulfstan

     Fela spella him sæġdon þā Beormas, ǣġðer ġe of heora āgnum lande ġe of þām landum þe ymb hīe ūtan wǣron, ac hē nysse hwæt þæs sōðes wæs, for þon þe hē hit self ne ġeseah.

     The Bjarmians told him many stories, both from their own country and from the countries surrounding them, but he didn't know what parts were true, because he didn't see it himself.

2. (rare) much

使用する際の注意点

In a handful of late texts, namely the Peterborough Chronicle and works by Ælfric, fela was optionally used as a normal, albeit indeclinable, adjective, with the noun it was modifying in whichever case was appropriate in context: æfter fela ġēarum ("after many years", with the noun in the dative). In all other texts, the partitive genitive construction was mandatory: æfter fela ġēara.

代名詞

fela (indeclinable; usually + genitive)

1. many
   • The Dialogues of Solomon and Saturn

     Saga mē, on hū fela daga God ġeworhte ealle ġesceafta?'

     Tell me, in how many days did God create all creatures?

2. a lot, much

副詞

fela

1. (poetic) much, very

派生語

派生した語

• Middle English: fele, fale, feel, fel, feole, vele, feala, fela, felæ, feola, veole (Early Middle English)
  • English: fele (obsolete, dialectal)
  • Middle Scots: fele (poetic)

名詞

fela

1. alternative form of felawe

語源 2

限定詞

fela

1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of fele (“many”)

代名詞

fela

1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of fele (“many”)