fæ
See also: fé, fä, fae, FAE, fa'e, and Appendix:Variations of "fa"
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse fé, from Proto-Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (“livestock”). Compare Norwegian Bokmål fe, Swedish fä, Icelandic fé, West Frisian fee, English fee, Dutch vee, Low German Veeh, German Vieh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛː/, [fɛːˀ]
Noun
fæ n (singular definite fæet, plural indefinite fæ)
- fool, blockhead
- (dated) livestock
Inflection
Declension of fæ
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fæ | fæet | fæ | fæene |
| genitive | fæs | fæets | fæs | fæenes |
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse fé (“cattle, sheep; property, money”), from Proto-Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (“livestock”). The meaning ‘sheep’ is preserved in the old Faroese name Færeyar, Danish Færøerne, Modern Faroese Føroyar (“sheep islands”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fɛaː]
Noun
fæ n (genitive singular fíggjar, uncountable)
- cattle, livestock
- riches, richness, property, goods, money
Declension
| n34 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | fæ | - | - | - |
| Accusative | fæ | - | - | - |
| Dative | fæ/ fæi | - | - | - |
| Genitive | fíggjar | - | - | - |
Synonyms
- (cattle, livestock): neyt, fenaður
- (richness, property): ríkidømi, ognir, eyður, góðs, peningur
Derived terms
- fíggjar-