faina
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *fagīna (mustela), from the feminine of Latin fagīnus. Compare French fouine.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
faina f (plural faine)
- the stone marten or beech marten (Martes foina)
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Catalan faena (“task, chore”) (modern feina), from Latin facienda, gerundive of faciō. Compare Spanish faena.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: fai‧na
Noun edit
faina f (plural fainas)
- (nautical) work onboard a ship
- (by extension) any type of hard work
- 1920, Paulo Setúbal, “Os colonos”, in Alma Cabocla:
- Começa o rude trabalho. / Que faina honrada e feliz! / Inda molhados de orvalho, / Flamejam, em cada galho. / Os bagos como rubis.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (by extension) task, job