fasad

Indonesian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfasat̪]
• Hyphenation: fa‧sad

Noun

fasad (first-person possessive fasadku, second-person possessive fasadmu, third-person possessive fasadnya)

1. (architecture) 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).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfasat̪]
• Hyphenation: fa‧sad

Noun

fasad (first-person possessive fasadku, second-person possessive fasadmu, third-person possessive fasadnya)

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)
1 term

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
		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

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
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	fasad	fasaden	fasader	fasaderna
Genitive	fasads	fasadens	fasaders	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)