forfait
Dutch
Etymology
From French forfait.
Pronunciation
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Noun
forfait m (plural forfaits, diminutive forfaitje n)
- fixed amount, lumpsum
- Synonym: vast bedrag
- flat rate
- Synonym: vast tarief
- (taxation, Netherlands) a pre-determined tax amount
- (sports) elimination due to withdrawal
- (law, obsolete) crime
- Synonym: misdaad
Related terms
- forfaitair
- à forfait
French
Etymology
From Old French forfait, past participle of forfaire, from for(t) (variant of Old French fuer, fur) and faire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɔʁ.fɛ/
Audio (file)
Noun
forfait m (plural forfaits)
- crime, infamy
- (telephony) flat rate, fixed rate
- (tourism) a package, a pass
- (sports) elimination due to withdrawal
Derived terms
- déclarer forfait
Descendants
- → Catalan: forfet
- → Italian: forfait
Further reading
- “forfait”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French forfait.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /forˈfɛ/**, /forˈfe/**[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛ, -e
Noun
forfait m (invariable)
- lump sum, flat rate
References
- forfait, à in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
- tariffo, tariffò
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French forfait.
Noun
forfait (plural forfaits)
- crime
- penalty
Descendants
- English: forfeit
References
- “forfē̆t, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norman
Etymology
From Old French forfait (“crime, offense”).
Noun
forfait m (plural forfaits)
- (Jersey) heinous crime
Old French
Alternative forms
- forfet
- forsfait
- fourfet
Noun
forfait m (oblique plural forfaiz or forfaitz, nominative singular forfaiz or forfaitz, nominative plural forfait)
- crime
- circa 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:
- Por quel pechié ? Por quel forfet ?
- For what sin? For what crime?
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Descendants
- French: forfait
- → Catalan: forfet
- → Italian: forfait
- → Middle English: forfait
- English: forfeit
- Norman: forfait (Jersey)
Romanian
Etymology
From French forfait or English forfeit.
Noun
forfait n (plural forfait-uri)
- forfait
Declension
Declension of forfait
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) forfait | forfaitul | (niște) forfait-uri | forfait-urile |
genitive/dative | (unui) forfait | forfaitului | (unor) forfait-uri | forfait-urilor |
vocative | forfaitule | forfait-urilor |
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French forfait.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /foɾˈfe/ [foɾˈfe]
- Rhymes: -e
Noun
forfait m (plural forfaits)
- ski pass
- flat rate, package price
Further reading
- “forfait”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014