fasad

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈfasad/ [ˈfa.sat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -asad
• Syllabification: fa‧sad

Etymology 1

From French façade, from Italian facciata, a derivation of faccia (“front”), from Latin facies (“face”). Doublet of fasade.

Noun

fasad (plural fasad-fasad)

1. (architecture, real estate) facade, the face of a building, especially the front view or elevation

   Synonym: muka bangunan

Alternative forms

• fasade
• vasad (nonstandard)

Etymology 2

From Malay fasad, from Arabic فَسَاد (fasād).

Noun

fasad (plural fasad-fasad)

1. havoc

   Synonyms: kerusakan, kebinasaan

2. sin, corruption

Further reading

• “fasad” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Maltese

Root
f-s-d (bleeding)
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic فَصَدَ (faṣada).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.sat/

Verb

fasad (imperfect jofsod, past participle mifsud)

1. to make bleed, e.g. by bloodletting
2. to make trickle, e.g. liquid from a tree or tank
3. (figurative) to cause someone distress or anger

Conjugation

Conjugation of fasad

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	fsadt	fsadt	fasad	fsadna	fsadtu	fasdu
	f			fasdet
imperfect	m	nofsod	tofsod	jofsod	nofsdu	tofsdu	jofsdu
	f			tofsod
imperative			ofsod			ofsdu
negative forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	fsadtx	fsadtx	fasadx	fsadniex	fsadtux	fasdux
	f			fasditx
imperfect	m	nofsodx	tofsodx	jofsodx	nofsdux	tofsdux	jofsdux
	f			tofsodx
imperative			tofsodx			tofsdux

Swedish

Etymology

From French façade, from Italian facciata, a derivation of faccia (“front”), from Latin facies (“face”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

fasad c

1. (architecture) a facade, usually the front side.
2. (figuratively) a facade, a veneer, a front ((something designed to give a) (deceptive) outward appearance)

Declension

Declension of fasad

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	fasad	fasads
	definite	fasaden	fasadens
plural	indefinite	fasader	fasaders
	definite	fasaderna	fasadernas

Derived terms

• fasadbelysning
• fasadfärg
• fasadklättrare
• träfasad

References

• fasad in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fasad in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fasad in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)