fá

See also: Appendix:Variations of "fa"

Bassa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fá]

Verb

fá

1. to lose
2. to tear

References

• Bassa-English Dictionary
• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

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Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɔɑː

Etymology 1

Adjective

fá

1. inflection of fáur:
   1. strong feminine nominative singular
   2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fá, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną.

Verb

fá (third person singular past indicative fekk, third person plural past indicative fingu, supine fingið)

1. (archaic, poetic) to get

Synonyms

• fáa

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfaː]

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -faː

Noun

solmisation

fá (plural fák)

1. fa, a syllable used in solfège to represent the fourth note of a major scale

   Coordinate terms: dó, ré, mi, szó, lá, ti

Declension

Its inflected forms are uncommon.

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	fá	fák
accusative	fát	fákat
dative	fának	fáknak
instrumental	fával	fákkal
causal-final	fáért	fákért
translative	fává	fákká
terminative	fáig	fákig
essive-formal	fáként	fákként
essive-modal	fául	—
inessive	fában	fákban
superessive	fán	fákon
adessive	fánál	fáknál
illative	fába	fákba
sublative	fára	fákra
allative	fához	fákhoz
elative	fából	fákból
delative	fáról	fákról
ablative	fától	fáktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	fáé	fáké
non-attributive possessive - plural	fáéi	fákéi

Possessive forms of fá
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	fám	fáim
2nd person sing.	fád	fáid
3rd person sing.	fája	fái
1st person plural	fánk	fáink
2nd person plural	fátok	fáitok
3rd person plural	fájuk	fáik

or (as a means of distinction from the inflection of fa (“tree”))

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	fá	fá-k
accusative	fá-t	fá-kat
dative	fá-nak	fá-knak
instrumental	fá-val	fá-kkal
causal-final	fá-ért	fá-kért
translative	fá-vá	fá-kká
terminative	fá-ig	fá-kig
essive-formal	fá-ként	fá-kként
essive-modal	fá-ul	—
inessive	fá-ban	fá-kban
superessive	fá-n	fá-kon
adessive	fá-nál	fá-knál
illative	fá-ba	fá-kba
sublative	fá-ra	fá-kra
allative	fá-hoz	fá-khoz
elative	fá-ból	fá-kból
delative	fá-ról	fá-król
ablative	fá-tól	fá-któl
non-attributive possessive - singular	fá-é	fá-ké
non-attributive possessive - plural	fá-éi	fá-kéi

Possessive forms of fá
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	fá-m	fá-im
2nd person sing.	fá-d	fá-id
3rd person sing.	fá-ja	fá-i
1st person plural	fá-nk	fá-ink
2nd person plural	fá-tok	fá-itok
3rd person plural	fá-juk	fá-ik

Further reading

• (2): fa in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• (Hungarian) An article on solfège with hand signs

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fá, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną. Doublet of fanga (“to capture, to seize”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fauː/
• Rhymes: -auː

Verb

fá (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative fékk, third-person plural past indicative fengu, supine fengið)

1. (transitive, with accusative) to receive, to get
2. (ditransitive, with dative and accusative objects) to give (somebody something)

Conjugation

fá — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að fá
supine (sagnbót)		fengið
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		fándi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég fæ	við fáum	present (nútíð)	ég fái	við fáum
	þú færð	þið fáið		þú fáir	þið fáið
	hann, hún, það fær	þeir, þær, þau fá		hann, hún, það fái	þeir, þær, þau fái
past (þátíð)	ég fékk	við fengum	past (þátíð)	ég fengi	við fengjum
	þú fékkst	þið fenguð		þú fengir	þið fengjuð
	hann, hún, það fékk	þeir, þær, þau fengu		hann, hún, það fengi	þeir, þær, þau fengju
imperative (boðháttur)	fá (þú)	fáið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	fáðu	fáiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

fást — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að fást
supine (sagnbót)		fengist
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		fándist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég fæst	við fáumst	present (nútíð)	ég fáist	við fáumst
	þú fæst	þið fáist		þú fáist	þið fáist
	hann, hún, það fæst	þeir, þær, þau fást		hann, hún, það fáist	þeir, þær, þau fáist
past (þátíð)	ég fékkst	við fengumst	past (þátíð)	ég fengist	við fengjumst
	þú fékkst	þið fengust		þú fengist	þið fengjust
	hann, hún, það fékkst	þeir, þær, þau fengust		hann, hún, það fengist	þeir, þær, þau fengjust
imperative (boðháttur)	fást (þú)	fáist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	fástu	fáisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

fenginn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	fenginn	fengin	fengið		fengnir	fengnar	fengin
accusative (þolfall)	fenginn	fengna	fengið		fengna	fengnar	fengin
dative (þágufall)	fengnum	fenginni	fengnu		fengnum	fengnum	fengnum
genitive (eignarfall)	fengins	fenginnar	fengins		fenginna	fenginna	fenginna
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	fengni	fengna	fengna		fengnu	fengnu	fengnu
accusative (þolfall)	fengna	fengnu	fengna		fengnu	fengnu	fengnu
dative (þágufall)	fengna	fengnu	fengna		fengnu	fengnu	fengnu
genitive (eignarfall)	fengna	fengnu	fengna		fengnu	fengnu	fengnu

Synonyms

• (to receive): eignast
• (to give): gefa, láta af hendi

Derived terms

Derived terms

• fá allt upp í hendurnar
• fá flugu í hausinn

• fá sér göngutúr
• fást

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Irish

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /fˠaː/, (unstressed) /fˠa/

Preposition

fá (plus dative, triggers lenition)

1. Ulster form of faoi (“about, concerning”)

Usage notes

The standard Irish and Connacht form faoi (Munster fé) means both ‘under’ and ‘about, concerning’. In Ulster, these two meanings are split: faoi means ‘under’, while fá means ‘about, concerning’.

Derived terms

• fád (contraction with do (“your sg”))
• fám (contraction with mo (“my”))
• fán corresponding to standard faoin
• fána corresponding to standard faoina
• fánar corresponding to standard faoinar
• fánár corresponding to standard faoinár
• fánarb corresponding to standard faoinarb
• fánarbh corresponding to standard faoinarbh

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Mandarin

Romanization

fá (Zhuyin ㄈㄚˊ)

1. Pinyin transcription of 乏
2. Pinyin transcription of 伐
3. Pinyin transcription of 垡
4. Pinyin transcription of 姂
5. Pinyin transcription of 拨
6. Pinyin transcription of 撤
7. Pinyin transcription of 栰
8. Pinyin transcription of 泚
9. Pinyin transcription of 疺
10. Pinyin transcription of 瞁
11. Pinyin transcription of 砝
12. Pinyin transcription of 筏
13. Pinyin transcription of 罚
14. Pinyin transcription of 罰
15. Pinyin transcription of 罸
16. Pinyin transcription of 茷
17. Pinyin transcription of 藅
18. Pinyin transcription of 閥, 阀
19. Pinyin transcription of 法

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Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fa(ː)]

Conjunction

fá

1. Alternative spelling of fa (“or”)

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Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *fanhaną.

Verb

fá (singular past indicative fekk, plural past indicative fengu, past participle fenginn)

1. to get

Conjugation

Conjugation of fá — active (strong class 7)

infinitive	fá
present participle	fáandi, fándi
past participle	fenginn, finginn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	fæ	fekk
2nd-person singular	fær	fekkt
3rd-person singular	fær	fekk
1st-person plural	fám	fengum, fingum
2nd-person plural	fáið	fenguð, finguð
3rd-person plural	fá	fengu, fingu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	fá	fenga, finga
2nd-person singular	fáir	fengir, fingir
3rd-person singular	fái	fengi, fingi
1st-person plural	fáim	fengim, fingim
2nd-person plural	fáið	fengið, fingið
3rd-person plural	fái	fengi, fingi
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	fá
1st-person plural	fám
2nd-person plural	fáið

Conjugation of fá — mediopassive (strong class 7)

infinitive	fásk
present participle	fáandisk
past participle	fengizk, fingizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	fámk	fengumk, fingumk
2nd-person singular	fæsk	fekkzk
3rd-person singular	fæsk	fekksk
1st-person plural	fámsk	fengumsk, fingumsk
2nd-person plural	fáizk	fenguzk, finguzk
3rd-person plural	fásk	fengusk, fingusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	fámk	fengumk, fingumk
2nd-person singular	fáisk	fengisk, fingisk
3rd-person singular	fáisk	fengisk, fingisk
1st-person plural	fáimsk	fengimsk, fingimsk
2nd-person plural	fáizk	fengizk, fingizk
3rd-person plural	fáisk	fengisk, fingisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	fásk
1st-person plural	fámsk
2nd-person plural	fáizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: fá
• Faroese: fáa, fá
• Norwegian: få
• Elfdalian: fą̊
• Westrobothnian: få, fa
• Old Swedish: fā
  • Swedish: få
• Old Danish: fā
  • Danish: få

References

• fá in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Norse ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ (faihido), ᚠᚨᚺᛁᛞᛟ (fahido) (1st singular past indicative), from Proto-Germanic *faihijaną.

Verb

fá

2. to draw, paint (runes)

Conjugation

Conjugation of fá — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	fá
present participle	fáandi
past participle	fáðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	fá	fáða
2nd-person singular	fár	fáðir
3rd-person singular	fár	fáði
1st-person plural	fám	fáðum
2nd-person plural	fáið	fáðuð
3rd-person plural	fá	fáðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	fá	fáða
2nd-person singular	fáir	fáðir
3rd-person singular	fái	fáði
1st-person plural	fáim	fáðim
2nd-person plural	fáið	fáðið
3rd-person plural	fái	fáði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	fá
1st-person plural	fám
2nd-person plural	fáið

Conjugation of fá — mediopassive (weak class 2)

infinitive	fásk
present participle	fándisk
past participle	fázk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	fámk	fáðumk
2nd-person singular	fásk	fáðisk
3rd-person singular	fásk	fáðisk
1st-person plural	fámsk	fáðumsk
2nd-person plural	fáizk	fáðuzk
3rd-person plural	fásk	fáðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	fámk	fáðumk
2nd-person singular	fáisk	fáðisk
3rd-person singular	fáisk	fáðisk
1st-person plural	fáimsk	fáðimsk
2nd-person plural	fáizk	fáðizk
3rd-person plural	fáisk	fáðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	fásk
1st-person plural	fámsk
2nd-person plural	fáizk

Runic

• ᚠᛅᚦᛁ (faþi), ᚠᛆᚦᛁ (faþi) – third singular past indicative

Descendants

• Icelandic: fá

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

fá

1. positive degree strong feminine nominative/accusative singular of fár
2. positive degree strong neuter dative singular of fár
3. positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of fár
4. positive degree weak masculine accusative/dative/genitive singular of fár
5. positive degree weak feminine singular of fár
6. positive degree weak neuter nominative singular of fár
7. positive degree weak nominative/accusative/genitive plural of fár

References

• fá in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin fa[muli] in the hymn for St. John the Baptist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa/, [ˈfa]

• Hyphenation: fa
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

fá m (plural fás)

1. fa (musical note)

Coordinate terms

• (C major scale) escala de dó maior; dó, ré, mi, fá, sol, lá, si

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Scanian

Etymology

From Old Norse fá, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fáʊː], [fóː], [fɛ́ɑː]

Verb

fá (preterite singular fikk or fe, preterite plural finge, supine fáeð)

1. to get