fella

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 Usage notes 2 Faroese 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Verb 3 Icelandic 3.1 Verb 3.1.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• fellah

[edit] Etymology

From English fellow.

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛlə

[edit] Noun

fella (plural fellas)

1. (slang) A man.

[edit] Translations

• Finnish: kaveri (slang), jätkä (slang), kundi (slang)
• Spanish: tío (slang)

[edit] Usage notes

Used in Manx English, American South English, and certain other dialects.

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[edit] Faroese

fella, v-8
number	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	all
Indicative	eg	tú	hann / hon tað	vit, tit, teir / tær / tey tygum
Present	felli	fellir	fellir	fella
Past	feldi	feldi	feldi	feldu
Imperative		tú		tit
Present	—	fella !	—	fellið !
Infinitive	fella
Pres. part.	fellandi
Past part. a7	feldur
Supine	felt

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈfɛdla]

[edit] Verb

fella

1. to fell
2. to snare

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[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Verb

fella (+ accusative) (felldi, fellt)

1. to fell, to shed
2. to kill in battle
3. to fit together
4. to pleat

[edit] Derived terms

• fella tré (to fell a tree)
• fella blöð (to shed leaves)
• fella gengi (to devalue currency)
• fella tár
• fella stjórn (to topple a government, to bring down a government)
• fella hugi saman (to fall in love)
• fella af (to cast off)
• fella niður (to cancel)
• fella niður (to delete)
• fella niður mál (to dimiss a matter)
• fella niður lykkju (to drop a stitch)
• fella sig ekki við (+ accusative; to rather dislike something)
• fella úr (+accusative; to drop something, to cut something)
• felldur m., felld f., fellt n.