See also: fāyù and Fǎyǔ

Old English edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *faþō, *faþǭ (father's sister), from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (father). Akin to Old Frisian fethe (father's sister, aunt), Middle Low German vade (father's sister), Old English fæder (father).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɑ.θu/, [ˈfɑ.ðu]

Noun edit

faþu f

  1. father's sister, paternal aunt

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