fella

See also: Fella

English

Alternative forms

• fellah, feller

Etymology

From fellow.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛ.lə/

• Audio (RP)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛlə

Noun

fella (plural fellas)

1. Pronunciation spelling of fellow.
2. (informal) Used as a term of address for a male person.
   • 1997, Donald Meichenbaum, “Discussion”, in Jeffrey K. Zeig, editor, The Evolution of Psychotherapy: The Third Conference, page 90:

     By the third go-around, the essence of what I wrote was, "And the same to you, fella!" I am glad that our relationship has survived that exchange.

   Am I right, fellas?

3. (Australian Aboriginal) Used as a general intensifier; a pfella.
   • 1990, Jimmy Chi, “Bran Nue Dae”, in Anita Heiss and Peter Minter, editors, Anthology of Australian Aboriginal Literature, Montreal, Que.; Kingston, Ont.: McGill–Queen’s University Press, published 2008, Act II, page 137:

     This fella song all about the Aboriginal people, coloured people, black people longa Australia. Us people want our land back, we want 'em rights, we want 'em fair deal, all same longa white man. Now this fella longa Canberra, he bin talkin' about a Bran Nue Dae—us people bin waiting for dijwun for 200 years now.

Derived terms

• as the fella said
• as the fella says
• blackfella
• goodfella
• ould fella
• oul fella
• oul' fella
• Redfella

 

Descendants

• Bislama: -fala, -pela
• Pijin: -fala
• Tok Pisin: -pela, -pla

Translations

used as a term of address for a male person

• Bislama: man
• Esperanto: kunulo n
• Finnish: (slang) kaveri (fi), (slang) jätkä (fi), (slang) kundi (fi)
• Indonesian: bung (id)
• Pijin: man
• Portuguese: cara (pt) c, mano (pt) m
• Russian: мужи́к (ru) m (mužík), чува́к (ru) m (čuvák), чел (ru) m (čel) (slang)
• Spanish: (slang) tío (es), muchacho (es)
• Tok Pisin: man (tpi)

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse fella, from Proto-Germanic *fallijaną. Causative of falla (“to fall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛdla/

Verb

fella (third person singular past indicative feldi, third person plural past indicative feldu, supine felt)

1. to fell
2. to snare

Conjugation

Conjugation of fella (group v-8)
infinitive	fella
supine	felt
participle (a7)1	fellandi	feldur
	present	past
first singular	felli	feldi
second singular	fellir	feldi
third singular	fellir	feldi
plural	fella	feldu
	imperative
singular	fella!
plural	fellið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fella, from Proto-Germanic *fallijaną. Causative of falla (“to fall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛtla/
• Rhymes: -ɛtla

Verb

fella (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative felldi, supine fellt)

1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to fell, to shed
2. (transitive, governs the accusative) to kill in battle
3. (transitive, governs the accusative) to fit together
4. (transitive, governs the accusative) to pleat

Conjugation

fella — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að fella
supine (sagnbót)		fellt
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		fellandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég felli	við fellum	present (nútíð)	ég felli	við fellum
	þú fellir	þið fellið		þú fellir	þið fellið
	hann, hún, það fellir	þeir, þær, þau fella		hann, hún, það felli	þeir, þær, þau felli
past (þátíð)	ég felldi	við felldum	past (þátíð)	ég felldi	við felldum
	þú felldir	þið fellduð		þú felldir	þið fellduð
	hann, hún, það felldi	þeir, þær, þau felldu		hann, hún, það felldi	þeir, þær, þau felldu
imperative (boðháttur)	fell (þú)	fellið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	felldu	felliði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

felldur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	felldur	felld	fellt		felldir	felldar	felld
accusative (þolfall)	felldan	fellda	fellt		fellda	felldar	felld
dative (þágufall)	felldum	felldri	felldu		felldum	felldum	felldum
genitive (eignarfall)	fellds	felldrar	fellds		felldra	felldra	felldra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	felldi	fellda	fellda		felldu	felldu	felldu
accusative (þolfall)	fellda	felldu	fellda		felldu	felldu	felldu
dative (þágufall)	fellda	felldu	fellda		felldu	felldu	felldu
genitive (eignarfall)	fellda	felldu	fellda		felldu	felldu	felldu

Derived terms

• fella af (“to cast off”)
• fella hugi saman (“to fall in love”)
• fella niður lykkju (“to drop a stitch”)
• fella niður mál (“to dismiss a matter”)
• fella niður (“to cancel; to delete”)
• fella sig ekki við (“to rather dislike something”)
• fella tár
• fella úr (“to drop something, to cut something”)
• felldur
• vera ekki við eina fjölina felldur

 

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfeːl.laː/, [ˈfeːlːʲäː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfel.la/, [ˈfɛlːä]

Verb

fēllā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of fēllō

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• fellen

Noun

fella m or f

1. definite feminine singular of felle

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• felle

Etymology

From Old Norse fella. Akin to English fell.

Verb

fella (present tense feller, past tense felte, past participle felt, present participle fellande, imperative fell)

1. to fell, bring down (make something fall, e.g. an animal, a tree, an opponent in battle)
2. to shed (e.g. a person shedding tears, a tree shedding leaves)

Noun

fella f (definite singular fella, indefinite plural feller or fellor, definite plural fellene or fellone)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of felle
2. definite singular of felle

References

• “fella” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.