folio

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English folio (“leaf of a book”), borrowed from Medieval Latin foliō, Late Latin foliō, Latin foliō, the ablative singular form of Late Latin folium (“leaf or sheet of paper”), Latin folium (“leaf of a plant”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“bloom, flower”). Doublet of foil and folium, and distantly related to phyllo and phyllon. Senses 1, 2, 3.1, 5, and 6 relating to a leaf or page are derived from Medieval Latin foliō in references; sense 5 (“page in an account book”) may be derived from Italian foglio (“rectangular sheet of paper”), from Latin folium. Senses 3.2 and 3.3 relating to a paper size are from Italian in foglio or its etymon Latin in foliō. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfəʊlɪəʊ/, /ˈfəʊljəʊ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfoʊliˌoʊ/ Rhymes: -əʊljəʊ Hyphenation: fo‧lio === Noun === folio (plural folios) A leaf of a book or manuscript. A page of a book, that is, one side of a leaf of a book. (by extension, printing) A page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand pages. A sheet of paper folded in half. A book made of sheets of paper each folded in half (two leaves or four pages to the sheet); hence, a book of the largest kind, exceeding 30 centimetres in height. Synonyms: (all abbreviations) F, f, fo, 2º A wrapper for loose papers. (accounting) A page in an account book; sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial number. (computing) A protective case with a flap that folds to cover the screen of a mobile device. (law, dated) A leaf containing a certain number of words; hence, a certain number of words in a piece of writing, as in England, in law proceedings 72, and in chancery, 90; in New York, 100 words. [19th – early 20th c.] ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== folio post ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Verb === folio (third-person singular simple present folios, present participle folioing, simple past and past participle folioed) (transitive) To put a serial number on (a folio or page, or on all the folios or pages of a book); to foliate, to page. ==== Translations ==== === References === “folio”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin foliō. Doublet of foelie and folie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfoː.li.oː/ Hyphenation: fo‧lio Rhymes: -oːlioː === Noun === folio n (plural folio's, diminutive foliootje n) folio (leaf of a book or manuscript) folio (sheet of paper folded in half) folio (book made of sheets of paper each folded in half) Synonym: foliant ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “folio”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute Matthias de Vries; Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864), “folio”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001 === Further reading === Folio (papierformaat) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == Esperanto == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin folium (“leaf, sheet”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /foˈlio/ Rhymes: -io Syllabification: fo‧li‧o === Noun === folio (accusative singular folion, plural folioj, accusative plural foliojn) (botany) leaf sheet ==== Derived terms ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From German Folie, from Latin folium. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfolio/, [ˈfo̞lio̞] Rhymes: -olio Syllabification(key): fo‧li‧o Hyphenation(key): fo‧lio === Noun === folio foil (very thin sheet of metal) folio (book made of sheets of paper each folded in half) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “folio”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Ido == === Etymology === Borrowed from Esperanto folio., from Latin folium === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfoli̯o/ === Noun === folio (plural folii) (botany) leaf (thin) sheet folio (leaf/sheet of paper) == Indonesian == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin folium. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /foˈlio/ [foˈli.o] Rhymes: -o Syllabification: fo‧li‧o === Noun === folio (plural folio-folio) folio leaf of a book or manuscript page of a book, that is, one side of a leaf of a book book made of sheets of paper each folded in half (2º) (accounting) a page in an account book foolscap folio, a paper size (tourism) hotel folio (a comprehensive document that itemizes all charges incurred by a guest throughout their stay) === Further reading === “folio”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfɔ.li.oː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfɔː.li.o] === Etymology 1 === From folium (“leaf”) +‎ -ō (suffix forming verbs from nouns or adjectives). ==== Verb ==== foliō (present infinitive foliāre, perfect active foliāvī, supine foliātum); first conjugation (Medieval Latin, New Latin) (of a metal, such as gold) to make into leaf/foil ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== foliātus foliāticus === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== foliō n dative/ablative singular of folium === References === R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “foliare”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎[2], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC == Portuguese == === Verb === folio first-person singular present indicative of foliar == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin folio. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfo.ljo/ === Noun === folio n (uncountable) folio ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “folio”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fôːlio/ === Noun === fȏlio m inan (Cyrillic spelling фо̑лио) folio ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “folio”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfoljo/ [ˈfo.ljo] Rhymes: -oljo Syllabification: fo‧lio === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin folium. Cf. also hoja. ==== Noun ==== folio m (plural folios) folio (leaf/sheet of paper) Synonyms: hoja, pliego === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== folio first-person singular present indicative of foliar === Further reading === “folio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025