Bulgarian

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фе́я (féjaf

  1. fairy (mythical being)

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Russian

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Etymology

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Via German Fee or directly from French fée, from Vulgar Latin Fāta (goddess of fate).

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фе́я (féjaf anim (genitive фе́и, nominative plural фе́и, genitive plural фей)

  1. (mythology) fairy
  2. (figuratively) enchantress (a good-hearted, charming woman)

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “фея”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From French fée, from Vulgar Latin Fāta (goddess of fate).

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛjɐ]
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фе́я (féjaf animal (genitive фе́ї, nominative plural фе́ї)

  1. (mythology) fairy
  2. (figuratively) enchantress (a good-hearted, charming woman)

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