faþe

See also: Faye and faye

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *faþǭ, *faþō (“father's sister”), from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“father”). Akin to Old Frisian fethe (“father's sister, aunt”), Middle Low German vade (“father's sister”), Old English fæder (“father”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑ.θe/, [ˈfɑ.ðe]

Noun

faþe f

1. father's sister, paternal aunt

Declension

Declension of faþe (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	faþe	faþan
accusative	faþan	faþan
genitive	faþan	faþena
dative	faþan	faþum

Synonyms

• faþu