fá

See also: Appendix:Variations of "fa"

Bassa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fá]

Verb

fá

1. to lose
2. to tear

References

• Bassa-English Dictionary
• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɔɑː

Etymology 1

Adjective

fá

1. inflection of fáur:
   1. strong feminine nominative singular
   2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fá, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną.

Verb

fá (third person singular past indicative fekk, third person plural past indicative fingu, supine fingið)

1. (archaic, poetic) to get

Synonyms

• fáa

Ghomala'

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a

Verb

fá alternate of ?

1. to drown

   Mú wə́ fá shyə. ― The child is drowning.

Derived terms

• fányə́

References

• Erika Eichholzer et al., editors (2002), Dictionnaire Ghomala’ (in French)
• Gabriel Mba, Les extensions verbales en Ghomala' - Journal of West African Languages XXVI.1 (1996-97)

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfaː]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -faː

Noun

solmisation

fá (plural fák)

1. fa, a syllable used in solfège to represent the fourth note of a major scale

   Coordinate terms: dó, ré, mi, szó, lá, ti

Declension

Its inflected forms are uncommon.

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	fá	fák
accusative	fát	fákat
dative	fának	fáknak
instrumental	fával	fákkal
causal-final	fáért	fákért
translative	fává	fákká
terminative	fáig	fákig
essive-formal	fáként	fákként
essive-modal	fául	—
inessive	fában	fákban
superessive	fán	fákon
adessive	fánál	fáknál
illative	fába	fákba
sublative	fára	fákra
allative	fához	fákhoz
elative	fából	fákból
delative	fáról	fákról
ablative	fától	fáktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	fáé	fáké
non-attributive possessive – plural	fáéi	fákéi

Possessive forms of fá

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	fám	fáim
2nd person sing.	fád	fáid
3rd person sing.	fája	fái
1st person plural	fánk	fáink
2nd person plural	fátok	fáitok
3rd person plural	fájuk	fáik

or (as a means of distinction from the inflection of fa (“tree”))

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	fá	fá-k
accusative	fá-t	fá-kat
dative	fá-nak	fá-knak
instrumental	fá-val	fá-kkal
causal-final	fá-ért	fá-kért
translative	fá-vá	fá-kká
terminative	fá-ig	fá-kig
essive-formal	fá-ként	fá-kként
essive-modal	fá-ul	—
inessive	fá-ban	fá-kban
superessive	fá-n	fá-kon
adessive	fá-nál	fá-knál
illative	fá-ba	fá-kba
sublative	fá-ra	fá-kra
allative	fá-hoz	fá-khoz
elative	fá-ból	fá-kból
delative	fá-ról	fá-król
ablative	fá-tól	fá-któl
non-attributive possessive – singular	fá-é	fá-ké
non-attributive possessive – plural	fá-éi	fá-kéi

Possessive forms of fá

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	fá-m	fá-im
2nd person sing.	fá-d	fá-id
3rd person sing.	fá-ja	fá-i
1st person plural	fá-nk	fá-ink
2nd person plural	fá-tok	fá-itok
3rd person plural	fá-juk	fá-ik

Further reading

• (2): fa in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• (Hungarian) An article on solfège with hand signs

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fá, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną. Doublet of fanga (“to capture, to seize”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fauː/
• Rhymes: -auː

Verb

fá (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative fékk, third-person plural past indicative fengu, supine fengið)

1. to receive, to get [with accusative]

   Synonym: eignast

2. to give [with dative ‘someone’ and accusative ‘something’]

   Synonyms: gefa, láta af hendi

Conjugation

fá – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að fá
supine sagnbót		fengið
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		fándi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	fæ	fékk		fái	fengi
	þú	færð	fékkst		fáir	fengir
	hann, hún, það	fær	fékk		fái	fengi
plural	við	fáum	fengum		fáum	fengjum
	þið	fáið	fenguð		fáið	fengjuð
	þeir, þær, þau	fá	fengu		fái	fengju
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	fá (þú), fáðu
plural	þið	fáið (þið), fáiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

fást – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að fást
supine sagnbót		fengist
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		fándist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	fæst	fékkst		fáist	fengist
	þú	fæst	fékkst		fáist	fengist
	hann, hún, það	fæst	fékkst		fáist	fengist
plural	við	fáumst	fengumst		fáumst	fengjumst
	þið	fáist	fengust		fáist	fengjust
	þeir, þær, þau	fást	fengust		fáist	fengjust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	fást (þú), fástu
plural	þið	fáist (þið), fáisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

fenginn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	fenginn	fengin	fengið	fengnir	fengnar	fengin
accusative (þolfall)	fenginn	fengna	fengið	fengna	fengnar	fengin
dative (þágufall)	fengnum	fenginni	fengnu	fengnum	fengnum	fengnum
genitive (eignarfall)	fengins	fenginnar	fengins	fenginna	fenginna	fenginna
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	fengni	fengna	fengna	fengnu	fengnu	fengnu
accusative (þolfall)	fengna	fengnu	fengna	fengnu	fengnu	fengnu
dative (þágufall)	fengna	fengnu	fengna	fengnu	fengnu	fengnu
genitive (eignarfall)	fengna	fengnu	fengna	fengnu	fengnu	fengnu

Derived terms

• fá allt upp í hendurnar
• fá flugu í hausinn
• fá sér göngutúr
• fást

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /fˠaː/, (unstressed) /fˠa/

Etymology 1

Preposition

fá (plus dative, triggers lenition)

1. Ulster form of faoi (“about, concerning”)

Usage notes

The standard Irish and Connacht form faoi and the Munster form fé mean both ‘under’ and ‘about, concerning’. In Ulster, these two meanings are split: faoi means ‘under’, while fá means ‘about, concerning’.

Derived terms

• fád (contraction with do (“your sg”))
• fám (contraction with mo (“my”))
• fán corresponding to standard faoin
• fána corresponding to standard faoina
• fánar corresponding to standard faoinar
• fánár corresponding to standard faoinár
• fánarb corresponding to standard faoinarb
• fánarbh corresponding to standard faoinarbh

Etymology 2

Particle

fá (triggers h-prothesis)

1. alternative form of fa, obsolete form of ba (“was”) (past affirmative and relative of is)
   • 2014 [1628–1634], Geoffrey Keating, edited by Beatrix Färber, David Comyn, Patrick S. Dinneen, Foras Feasa ar Éirinn‎^[1], CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts:

     gurab Alba fá hainm don chrích sin

     that that country’s name was Scotland

Related terms

Irish copular forms

simple copular forms
present/future		affirmative	negative	interrogative	negative interrogative
main clause		is	ní	an	nach
relative clause	direct		nach	—
	indirect	ar, arbv
other subordinate clause		gur, gurbv		an	nach
past/conditional		affirmative	negative	interrogative	negative interrogative
main clause		ba, b’v	níor, níorbhv	ar, arbhv	nár, nárbhv
relative clause	direct	ba, abv	nár, nárbhv	—
	indirect	ar, arbhv
other subordinate clause		gur, gurbhv		ar, arbhv	nár, nárbhv
present subjunctive		affirmative	negative
—		gura, gurabv	nára, nárabv
compound copular forms
base word		present/future		past/conditional
cá		cár, cárbv		cár, cárbhv
cé		cér, cérbv		cér, cérbhv
dá		—		dá mba, dá mb’v
de/do		dar, darbv		dar, darbhv
faoi		faoinar, faoinarbv		faoinar, faoinarbhv
i		inar, inarbv		inar, inarbhv
le		lenar, lenarbv		lenar, lenarbhv
má		más		má ba, má b’v
mura		mura, murabv		murar, murarbhv
ó (preposition)		ónar, ónarbv		ónar, ónarbhv
ó (conjunction)		ós		ó ba, ó b’v
trí		trínar, trínarbv		trínar, trínarbhv

^v Used before vowel sounds

Lahu

Verb

fá

1. to hide something

See also

• vàʔ (to hide oneself)

References

• James A. Matisoff (2006), English-Lahu Lexicon, London, England: University of California Press, →ISBN, page 52

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• fa — nonstandard

Romanization

fá (fa², Zhuyin ㄈㄚˊ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 乏
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 伐
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 垡
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 姂
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 拨
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 撤
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 栰
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 泚
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 疺
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瞁
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 砝
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 筏
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 罚
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 罰 / 罚
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 罸
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 茷
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 藅
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 閥 / 阀
19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 法

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈβaː/

Conjunction

fá

1. alternative spelling of fa (“or”)

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *fanhaną.

Verb

fá (singular past indicative fekk, plural past indicative fengu, past participle fenginn)

1. to get

Conjugation

Conjugation of fá — active (strong class 7)

infinitive	fá
present participle	fáandi, fándi
past participle	fenginn, finginn
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	fæ	fekk		fá	fenga, finga
2nd person singular	fær	fekkt		fáir	fengir, fingir
3rd person singular	fær	fekk		fái	fengi, fingi
1st person plural	fám	fengum, fingum		fáim	fengim, fingim
2nd person plural	fáið	fenguð, finguð		fáið	fengið, fingið
3rd person plural	fá	fengu, fingu		fái	fengi, fingi
imperative	present
2nd person singular	fá
1st person plural	fám
2nd person plural	fáið

Conjugation of fá — mediopassive (strong class 7)

infinitive	fásk
present participle	fáandisk
past participle	fengizk, fingizk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	fámk	fengumk, fingumk		fámk	fengumk, fingumk
2nd person singular	fæsk	fekkzk		fáisk	fengisk, fingisk
3rd person singular	fæsk	fekksk		fáisk	fengisk, fingisk
1st person plural	fámsk	fengumsk, fingumsk		fáimsk	fengimsk, fingimsk
2nd person plural	fáizk	fenguzk, finguzk		fáizk	fengizk, fingizk
3rd person plural	fásk	fengusk, fingusk		fáisk	fengisk, fingisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	fásk
1st person plural	fámsk
2nd person plural	fáizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: fá
• Faroese: fáa, fá
• Norwegian: få
• Elfdalian: fą̊
• Old Swedish: fā
  • Swedish: få
• Old Danish: fā
  • Danish: få

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “fá”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 130; also available at the Internet Archive

Etymology 2

From Proto-Norse ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ (faihido), ᚠᚨᚺᛁᛞᛟ (fahido) (1st singular past indicative), from Proto-Germanic *faihijaną.

Verb

fá

2. to draw, paint (runes)

Conjugation

Conjugation of fá — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	fá
present participle	fáandi
past participle	fáðr
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	fá	fáða		fá	fáða
2nd person singular	fár	fáðir		fáir	fáðir
3rd person singular	fár	fáði		fái	fáði
1st person plural	fám	fáðum		fáim	fáðim
2nd person plural	fáið	fáðuð		fáið	fáðið
3rd person plural	fá	fáðu		fái	fáði
imperative	present
2nd person singular	fá
1st person plural	fám
2nd person plural	fáið

Conjugation of fá — mediopassive (weak class 2)

infinitive	fásk
present participle	fándisk
past participle	fázk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	fámk	fáðumk		fámk	fáðumk
2nd person singular	fásk	fáðisk		fáisk	fáðisk
3rd person singular	fásk	fáðisk		fáisk	fáðisk
1st person plural	fámsk	fáðumsk		fáimsk	fáðimsk
2nd person plural	fáizk	fáðuzk		fáizk	fáðizk
3rd person plural	fásk	fáðusk		fáisk	fáðisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	fásk
1st person plural	fámsk
2nd person plural	fáizk

Alternative forms

• ᚠᛅᚦᛁ (faþi), ᚠᛆᚦᛁ (faþi) — third singular past indicative

Descendants

• Icelandic: fá
• Norwegian Nynorsk: få (uncommon)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

fá

1. positive degree strong feminine nominative/accusative singular of fár
2. positive degree strong neuter dative singular of fár
3. positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of fár
4. positive degree weak masculine accusative/dative/genitive singular of fár
5. positive degree weak feminine singular of fár
6. positive degree weak neuter nominative singular of fár
7. positive degree weak nominative/accusative/genitive plural of fár

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “fá”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 131; also available at the Internet Archive

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin fa[muli] in the hymn for St. John the Baptist.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfa/

• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: fá

Noun

fá m (plural fás)

1. fa (musical note)

Coordinate terms

• (C major scale) escala de dó maior; dó, ré, mi, fá, sol, lá, si

Verb

fá

1. apocopic form of faz; used preceding the pronouns lo, la, los or las

Further reading

• “fá”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “fá”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Scanian

Etymology

From Old Norse fá, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fáʊː], [fóː], [fɛ́ɑː]

Verb

fá (preterite singular fikk or fe, preterite plural finge, supine fáeð)

1. to get