fatua
See also: fátua
Italian
Adjective
fatua f sg
- feminine singular of fatuo
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfa.tu.a/, [ˈfät̪uä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfa.tu.a/, [ˈfäːt̪uä]
Adjective
fatua
- inflection of fatuus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Adjective
fatuā
- ablative feminine singular of fatuus
Noun
fatua f (genitive fatuae, masculine fatuus); first declension
- a fool (female)
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fatua | fatuae |
| Genitive | fatuae | fatuārum |
| Dative | fatuae | fatuīs |
| Accusative | fatuam | fatuās |
| Ablative | fatuā | fatuīs |
| Vocative | fatua | fatuae |
References
- “fatua”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- fatua in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfatwa/ [ˈfa.t̪wa]
- Rhymes: -atwa
- Syllabification: fa‧tua
Adjective
fatua f sg
- feminine singular of fatuo
Etymology 2
From Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʾaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”). مُفْتٍ (muftin, “mufti”) is the active participle of the same verb.
Alternative forms
- fatwa, fetua
Noun
fatua f (plural fatuas)
- (Islam) fatwa (legal opinion, decree or ruling issued by a mufti)
Related terms
- muftí