fæ
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Etymology edit
From Old Norse fé (“cattle, property”), from Proto-Germanic *fehu, cognate with Norwegian Bokmål fe, Swedish fä, English fee, Dutch vee, and German Vieh. The Germanic noun goes back to Proto-Indo-European *péḱu (“livestock”), cf. Latin pecū (“farm animals”).
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fæ n (singular definite fæet, plural indefinite fæ)
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Declension of fæ
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Further reading edit
- “fæ” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “fæ” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse fé (“cattle, sheep; property, money”), from Proto-Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (“livestock”).
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Noun edit
fæ n (genitive singular fíggjar, uncountable)
Declension edit
n34 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | fæ | - | - | - |
Accusative | fæ | - | - | - |
Dative | fæ/ fæi |
- | - | - |
Genitive | fíggjar | - | - | - |
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Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
See fá.
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Old Norse edit
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