фея

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛjə/

Noun

фе́я • (féja) f

1. fairy (mythical being)

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Russian

Etymology

Via German Fee or directly from French fée, from Vulgar Latin Fāta (“goddess of fate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfʲejə]

Noun

фе́я • (féja) f anim (genitive фе́и, nominative plural фе́и, genitive plural фей)

1. fairy
2. (figuratively) enchantress (a good-hearted, charming woman)

Declension

Declension of фе́я (anim fem-form vowel-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	фе́я féja	фе́и féi
genitive	фе́и féi	фе́й féj
dative	фе́е féje	фе́ям féjam
accusative	фе́ю féju	фе́й féj
instrumental	фе́ей, фе́ею féjej, féjeju	фе́ями féjami
prepositional	фе́е féje	фе́ях féjax

See also

• волше́бница f (volšébnica)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “фея”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress