fe
AlbanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *fēdes, from Latin fidēs.[1]
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
fe f (indefinite plural fe, definite singular feja, definite plural fetë)
DeclensionEdit
| indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara) |
definite forms (trajta të shquara) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (numri njëjës) |
plural (numri shumës) |
singular (numri njëjës) |
plural (numri shumës) | ||
| nominative (emërore) |
fe | fe | feja | fetë | |
| accusative (kallëzore) |
fe | fe | fenë | fetë | |
| genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së) |
feje | feve | fesë | fevet | |
| dative (dhanore) |
feje | feve | fesë | fevet | |
| ablative (rrjedhore) |
feje | fesh | fesë | fevet | |
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Occitan fe, from Latin fidēs, fidem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ-. Attested from the 12th century.[1]
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
fe f (plural fes)
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ “fe” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
Further readingEdit
- “fe” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “fe” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “fe” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French fée (“fairy”), from Late Latin fāta, from Latin fātum (“destiny, fate”).
NounEdit
fe c (singular definite feen, plural indefinite feer)
InflectionEdit
See alsoEdit
- alf c
GalicianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Portuguese fe, from Latin fidēs, fidem.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
fe f (uncountable)
Further readingEdit
- “fe” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
GwahatikeEdit
NounEdit
fe
Further readingEdit
- John Carter, Katie Carter, John Grummitt, Bonnie MacKenzie, Janell Masters, A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Mur Village Vernaculars (2012)
IdoEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
fe (plural fe-i)
- The name of the Latin script letter F/f.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin script letter names) litero; a, be, ce, che, de, e, fe, ge, he, i, je, ke, le, me, ne, o, pe, que, re, se, she, te, u, ve, we, xe, ye, ze (Category: io:Latin letter names)
JapaneseEdit
RomanizationEdit
fe
Middle EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old English feoh
NounEdit
fe
- livestock, cattle
- a. 1500, Robert Henryson, "Robin and Makyne":
- Robin sat on gude green hill,
- Kepand a flock of fe
- a. 1500, Robert Henryson, "Robin and Makyne":
ReferencesEdit
- “fe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian BokmålEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From French fée (“fairy”), from Late Latin fāta, from Latin fātum (“destiny, fate”).
NounEdit
fe m (definite singular feen, indefinite plural feer, definite plural feene)
- a fairy (mythical being)
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Old Norse fé, from Proto-Germanic *fehu.
NounEdit
fe n (definite singular feet, indefinite plural fe, definite plural fea or feene)
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “fe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Norse fé, from Proto-Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Indo-European *péḱu. Cognates include English fee.
NounEdit
fe n (definite singular feet, indefinite plural fe, definite plural fea)
- (uncountable) livestock, cattle
- (countable) farm animal
- a blockhead, fool
- (collective, archaic) riches, wealth, property
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From French fée (“fairy”), from Late Latin fāta, from Latin fātum (“destiny, fate”).
NounEdit
fe f (definite singular fea, indefinite plural feer, definite plural feene)
- a fairy (mythical being)
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “fe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
OccitanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Occitan fe, from Old Occitan fidēs, fidem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ-.
PronunciationEdit
Audio (Béarn) (file)
NounEdit
fe f (plural fes)
Old OccitanEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin fidēs, fidem.
NounEdit
fe f (oblique plural fes, nominative singular fe, nominative plural fes)
DescendantsEdit
- Occitan: fe
ReferencesEdit
- von Wartburg, Walther (1928–2002), “fides”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 30, page 503
Old PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin fidēs, fidem.
NounEdit
fe f
DescendantsEdit
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Spanish fe, from Latin fidēs, fidem, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (“to command, to persuade, to trust”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
fe f (uncountable)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “fe” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
SwedishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- fé (not listed in SAOL)
EtymologyEdit
First used in 1746, from French fée, based on vulgar Latin fata (“goddess of fate”)
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -eː
NounEdit
fe c
- fairy (mythological being)
Usage notesEdit
- The definite form feen is the only one in SAOL 6, an alternative one in SAOL 8 and not listed in SAOL 13.
DeclensionEdit
| Declension of fe | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | fe | fen | feer | feerna |
| Genitive | fes | fens | feers | feernas |
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- fé in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- Fe in Svenska Akademiens ordlista öfver svenska språket (6th ed., 1889)
- fe in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)
TurkishEdit
NounEdit
fe (definite accusative, plural feler)
- The name of the Latin-script letter F.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letter names) harf; a, be, ce, çe, de, e, fe, ge, yumuşak ge, he, ı, i, je, ke, le, me, ne, o, ö, pe, re, se, şe, te, u, ü, ve, ye, ze
TurkmenEdit
NounEdit
fe (definite accusative feni, plural feler)
- The name of the Latin-script letter F.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin script letter names) harp; a, be, çe, de, e, ä, ef, ge, ha, i, je, že, ke, el, em, en, eň, o, ö, pe, re, se, şa, te, u, ü, we, y, ýy, ze (Category: tk:Latin letter names)
WelshEdit
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
fe
Usage notesEdit
Fe is used in South Wales and is a variant of e. The choice between e and fe is dependent on grammatical and euphonic considerations. The forms o and fo are used in the north.
ParticleEdit
fe (triggers soft mutation on the following verb)
- (South Wales) used with verbs other than bod to mark affirmative statements.
SynonymsEdit
- mi (North Wales)