faîte
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French feste, from Frankish *first, from Proto-Germanic *firstiz. Compare Dutch vorst, German First, Old English first. The spelling was influenced by Latin fastīgium.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
faîte m (plural faîtes)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “faîte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.