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How do you use Alfil in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Alfil in a sentence

Alfil meaning

A fairy chess piece that moves two squares diagonally, leaping over any intermediary pieces.

Using Alfil

  • The main meaning on this page is: A fairy chess piece that moves two squares diagonally, leaping over any intermediary pieces.
  • In the example corpus, alfil often appears in combinations such as: spanish alfil.

Context around Alfil

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 31 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

spanish 2×

Often after:

survive 1×

Sentence patterns with Alfil

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and spanish alfil 1× derivatives of alfil survive in 1× the spanish alfil is simply 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

murray 1913 p 1× the spanish alfil 1×

Common sentence endings:

and spanish alfil 1× for standard bearer 1×

Words around Alfil

Just before it in the word index:

alfieri 10 alfiere 2 alfie 210 alfi 3 alfheim 2 alferez 2

Just after it in the word index:

alfin 5 alfio 2 alfira 3 alfond 16 alfons 3 alfonsi 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Alfil

  • In this selection, "alfil" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 31 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, spanish and survive stand out and add context to how "alfil" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and spanish alfil and derivatives of alfil survive in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "alfil" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with alfil

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Murray 1913, p.344 Derivatives of alfil survive in the languages of the two countries where chess were first introduced within Western Europe—Italian (alfiere) and Spanish (alfil). (28 words)

The Spanish alfil is simply a loanword of the Persian term, without any other meaning; while the Italian form, interestingly enough, became alfiere —an already existing Germanic- or Arabian-derived word for standard-bearer. (34 words)

Longer example sentences

The Spanish alfil is simply a loanword of the Persian term, without any other meaning; while the Italian form, interestingly enough, became alfiere —an already existing Germanic- or Arabian-derived word for standard-bearer. (34 words)

Murray 1913, p.344 Derivatives of alfil survive in the languages of the two countries where chess were first introduced within Western Europe—Italian (alfiere) and Spanish (alfil). (28 words)

Example sentences (2)

Murray 1913, p.344 Derivatives of alfil survive in the languages of the two countries where chess were first introduced within Western Europe—Italian (alfiere) and Spanish (alfil).

The Spanish alfil is simply a loanword of the Persian term, without any other meaning; while the Italian form, interestingly enough, became alfiere —an already existing Germanic- or Arabian-derived word for standard-bearer.

Common combinations with alfil

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "alfil" in a sentence?
An example: "Murray 1913, p.344 Derivatives of alfil survive in the languages of the two countries where chess were first introduced within Western Europe—Italian (alfiere) and Spanish (alfil)." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "alfil" from authentic English texts.
What does "alfil" mean?
Alfil means: A fairy chess piece that moves two squares diagonally, leaping over any intermediary pieces.
How many example sentences with "alfil" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "alfil", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.