faba

See also Faba

Asturian

Noun

faba f (plural fabes)

1. bean

Related terms

• fabada
• fabes con amasueles

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin faba.

Noun

faba f (plural fabas)

1. bean
2. bean plant

Synonyms

• (bean): feixón

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bhabh- (“bean”). Cognate with Scots bene, bein (“bean”), West Frisian bean (“bean”), Dutch boon (“bean”), German Bohne (“bean”), Danish bønne (“bean”), Icelandic baun (“bean”), English bean, Russian боб (bob, “bean”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈfa.ba/

Noun

faba (genitive fabae); f, first declension

1. bean
2. horse bean
3. a small object with the shape of a bean.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	faba	fabae
genitive	fabae	fabārum
dative	fabae	fabīs
accusative	fabam	fabās
ablative	fabā	fabīs
vocative	faba	fabae

Derived terms

fabāceus fabāginus fabālia fabālis

fabārius fabātus fabulus

Related terms

• fabācia
• fabālia
• fabātārium

Descendants

Asturian: faba Dalmatian: fua French: fève Friulian: fave Galician: faba

Italian: fava Occitan: fava Portuguese: fava Romansch: fava Spanish: haba Translingual: Faba