fé

See also fe, Fe, and fæ

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fé, from Proto-Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (“livestock, domestic animals”). Cognate with English fee.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fjɛː/
• Rhymes: -ɛː

Noun

fé n (genitive singular fjár, uncountable)

1. livestock; cattle, chiefly sheep
2. assets
3. money
4. fehu; the first letter of the runic futhark alphabet

Declension

declension of fé

fé	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	fé	féð
accusative	fé	féð
dative	fé	fénu
genitive	fjár	fjárins

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish fo, from Proto-Celtic *wo, from *uφo, from Proto-Indo-European *upo; compare Greek ὑπό (hupo), Middle Welsh go.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [fʲeː]

Preposition

fé

1. (Munster) under
2. (Munster) about, concerning

Related terms

• faoi (standard and Connacht form)

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Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e

Verb

fé

1. (archaic) third-person singular past historic of fare

Synonyms

• fece

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Jèrriais

Etymology

From Old French fer, from Latin ferrum (“iron”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

fé m (usually uncountable)

1. iron

Derived terms

Derived terms

Âge dé Fé (“Iron Age”) cèrcl'ye dé fé (“iron rim”) c'mîn d'fé (“railway”) fé à j'va (“horseshoe”)

g'vil'ye en fé (“metal dowel”) pliataine en fé (“iron plating”) rîndelle en fé (“metal washer”)

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French fer, from Latin ferrum (“iron”).

Noun

fé m (usually uncountable)

1. iron

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin fidēs.

Noun

fé f (plural fés)

1. faith

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Spanish

Noun

fé

1. Common misspelling of fe.