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Webster 1913 Edition
Film
Film
,Noun.
1.
A thin skin; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity.
He from thick
films
shall purge the visual ray. Pope.
3.
A slender thread, as that of a cobweb.
Her whip of cricket’s bone, the lash of
film
. Shakespeare
Film
,Verb.
T.
1.
To cover with a thin skin or pellicle.
It will but skin and
film
the ulcerous place. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Film
FILM
,Noun.
A thin skin; a pellicle, as on the eye. In plants, it denotes the thin skin which separates the seeds in pods.
FILM
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T.
Definition 2025
Film
Film
See also: film
German
Noun
Film m (genitive Films or Filmes, plural Filme)
- photographic film
- motion picture
Declension
Declension of Film
Derived terms
Terms derived from Film
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film
film
See also: Film
English
Noun
film (countable and uncountable, plural films)
- A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity.
- a clear plastic film for wrapping food
- Alexander Pope
- He from thick films shall purge the visual ray.
- (photography) A medium used to capture images in a camera.
- A movie.
- A slender thread, such as that of a cobweb.
- (Can we date this quote?) Shakespeare
- Her whip of cricket's bone, the lash of film.
- (Can we date this quote?) Shakespeare
Synonyms
- (motion picture): movie
Derived terms
Terms derived from film
Translations
thin layer
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photographic film
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motion picture — see movie
Verb
film (third-person singular simple present films, present participle filming, simple past and past participle filmed)
- To record a motion picture on photographic film
- "A Hollywood studio was filming on-location in NYC."
- To cover with a thin skin or pellicle.
- 1603, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act III, scene 4, lines 146:
- It will but skin and film the ulcerous place.
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Translations
to record a motion picture
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Descendants
Anagrams
Azeri
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| Cyrillic | филм |
| Roman | film |
| Perso-Arabic | فیلم |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [film]
Noun
film (definite accusative filmi, plural filmlər)
Declension
declension of film
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Noun
film
Declension
Declension of film
| nominative | film |
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| genitive | filmniñ |
| dative | filmge |
| accusative | filmni |
| locative | filmde |
| ablative | filmden |
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /film/, [ˈfilm]
- Rhymes: -ilm
Noun
film c (singular definite filmen, plural indefinite film)
- a movie, a film, motion picture
- film; a thin layer
- plural indefinite of film
Inflection
Inflection of film
Derived terms
- filmning
Estonian
Noun
film (genitive filmi, partitive filmi)
Declension
Declension of film (type riik)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | film | filmid |
| genitive | filmi | filmide |
| partitive | filmi | filme / filmisid |
| illative | filmi / filmisse | filmidesse |
| inessive | filmis | filmides |
| elative | filmist | filmidest |
| allative | filmile | filmidele |
| adessive | filmil | filmidel |
| ablative | filmilt | filmidelt |
| translative | filmiks | filmideks |
| terminative | filmini | filmideni |
| essive | filmina | filmidena |
| abessive | filmita | filmideta |
| comitative | filmiga | filmidega |
Derived terms
- filmindus
- filmilint
- värvifilm
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /film/
Noun
film m (plural films)
Derived terms
- filmage
- filmer
- filmique
- filmographie
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfilm]
- Hyphenation: film
Noun
film (plural filmek)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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| singular | plural | |
| nominative | film | filmek |
| accusative | filmet | filmeket |
| dative | filmnek | filmeknek |
| instrumental | filmmel | filmekkel |
| causal-final | filmért | filmekért |
| translative | filmmé | filmekké |
| terminative | filmig | filmekig |
| essive-formal | filmként | filmekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | filmben | filmekben |
| superessive | filmen | filmeken |
| adessive | filmnél | filmeknél |
| illative | filmbe | filmekbe |
| sublative | filmre | filmekre |
| allative | filmhez | filmekhez |
| elative | filmből | filmekből |
| delative | filmről | filmekről |
| ablative | filmtől | filmektől |
| Possessive forms of film | ||
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| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | filmem | filmjeim |
| 2nd person sing. | filmed | filmjeid |
| 3rd person sing. | filmje | filmjei |
| 1st person plural | filmünk | filmjeink |
| 2nd person plural | filmetek | filmjeitek |
| 3rd person plural | filmjük | filmjeik |
Derived terms
Terms derived from film
Italian
Noun
film m (invariable)
Synonyms
Related terms
Related terms
See also
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
film m (definite singular filmen, indefinite plural filmer, definite plural filmene)
- a film (for taking photographs in a camera)
- a film (thin material, layer or coating)
- a film, movie (cinematic production)
Related terms
Derived terms
Verb
film
- imperative of filme
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
film m (definite singular filmen, indefinite plural filmar, definite plural filmane)
- a film (for taking photographs in a camera)
- a film (thin material, layer or coating)
- a film, movie (cinematic production)
Derived terms
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fʲilm]
Noun
film m inan
- film, movie, motion picture
- film (medium used to capture images in a camera)
Declension
declension of film
Derived terms
Terms derived from film
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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Noun
fȉlm m (Cyrillic spelling фи̏лм)
- film (photography)
- film (motion picture)
Declension
Declension of film
Slovak
Noun
film m (declension pattern of dub)
- photographic film
- movie, motion picture
Derived terms
- filmár
- filmovať
- filmový
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
film c
Declension
| Inflection of film | ||||
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| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | film | filmen | filmer | filmerna |
| Genitive | films | filmens | filmers | filmernas |
Related terms
Related terms
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References
- film in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
Turkish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
film (definite accusative filmi, plural filmler)
- a medium used to capture images in a camera
- a movie
Declension
declension of film
possessive forms of film
| benim (my) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
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| nominative (yalın) | filmim | filmlerim |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | filmimi | filmlerimi |
| dative (yönelme) | filmime | filmlerime |
| locative (bulunma) | filmimde | filmlerimde |
| ablative (çıkma) | filmimden | filmlerimden |
| genitive (tamlayan) | filmimin | filmlerimin |
| senin (your) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
| nominative (yalın) | filmin | filmlerin |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | filmini | filmlerini |
| dative (yönelme) | filmine | filmlerine |
| locative (bulunma) | filminde | filmlerinde |
| ablative (çıkma) | filminden | filmlerinden |
| genitive (tamlayan) | filminin | filmlerinin |
| onun (her/his/its) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
| nominative (yalın) | filmi | filmleri |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | filmini | filmlerini |
| dative (yönelme) | filmine | filmlerine |
| locative (bulunma) | filminde | filmlerinde |
| ablative (çıkma) | filminden | filmlerinden |
| genitive (tamlayan) | filminin | filmlerinin |
| bizim (our) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
| nominative (yalın) | filmimiz | filmlerimiz |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | filmimizi | filmlerimizi |
| dative (yönelme) | filmimize | filmlerimize |
| locative (bulunma) | filmimizde | filmlerimizde |
| ablative (çıkma) | filmimizden | filmlerimizden |
| genitive (tamlayan) | filmimizin | filmlerimizin |
| sizin (your) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
| nominative (yalın) | filminiz | filmleriniz |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | filminizi | filmlerinizi |
| dative (yönelme) | filminize | filmlerinize |
| locative (bulunma) | filminizde | filmlerinizde |
| ablative (çıkma) | filminizden | filmlerinizden |
| genitive (tamlayan) | filminizin | filmlerinizin |
| onların (their) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
| nominative (yalın) | filmleri | filmleri |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | filmlerini | filmlerini |
| dative (yönelme) | filmlerine | filmlerine |
| locative (bulunma) | filmlerinde | filmlerinde |
| ablative (çıkma) | filmlerinden | filmlerinden |
| genitive (tamlayan) | filmlerinin | filmlerinin |