feu

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See also féu, and fe'u

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

feu (plural feus)

  1. Land held in feudal tenure.

[edit] Usage notes

  • used particularly in Scots law.

[edit] Derived terms


[edit] Campidanese Sardinian

[edit] Etymology

Compare Spanish feo.

[edit] Adjective

feu

  1. dirty

[edit] Catalan

[edit] Etymology 1

[edit] Verb

feu

  1. Second-person plural present indicative form of fer.
  2. Second-person plural present subjunctive form of fer.
  3. Second-person plural imperative form of fer.

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old Provençal feu, from Frankish *fehu, from Proto-Germanic *fehu.

[edit] Noun

feu m. (plural feus)

  1. fiefdom, fee

[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin focus (hearth), replacing Latin ignis (fire)

[edit] Noun

feu m. (plural feux)

  1. fire
  2. (cigarette) lighter
  3. traffic light
    • 1999, Patrick Lemaire, Psychologie cognitive
      « Si le feu est vert, je passe » — If the light is green, I go
      « Si le feu est rouge, je m'arrête » — If the light is red, I stop
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[edit] Etymology 2

From Old French fadude (one who has accomplished his destiny), from Vulgar Latin *fatutus, from Latin fatum (destiny).

[edit] Adjective

feu m. (f. feue, m. plural feus, f. plural feues)

  1. deceased
    Elle était la sœur de feu Jean Dupont

[edit] Middle French

[edit] Noun

feu m. (plural feuz)

  1. fire

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Noun

feu

  1. (estate): feud

[edit] Usage notes

  • The word can refer both to the tenure of land and to the land itself.
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