Fatum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as faltma in 1433. Borrowed from West Frisian Fatum, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian Falte (“a personal name”) or Falda and hēm (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaː.tʏm/
• Hyphenation: Fa‧tum

Proper noun

Fatum n

1. A hamlet in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fatum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaːtʊm/
• Hyphenation: Fa‧tum

• Audio:

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Noun

Fatum n (strong, genitive Fatums, plural Fata)

1. Fate

Declension

Declension of Fatum [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Fatum	die	Fata
genitive	eines	des	Fatums	der	Fata
dative	einem	dem	Fatum	den	Fata
accusative	ein	das	Fatum	die	Fata

Further reading

• “Fatum” in Duden online