fée
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French fae, from Vulgar Latin Fāta (“goddess of fate”), from the plural of Latin fātum (“fate”). Compare Catalan, Occitan, and Portuguese fada, Italian fata, Spanish hada.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fée f (plural fées)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “fée”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- “fée” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “fée” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
Norman edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin Fāta (“goddess of fate”), from the plural of Latin fātum (“fate”).
Noun edit
fée f (plural fées)
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