fado

English

Etymology

From Portuguese fado (“fate”), from Latin fatum.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːðəʊ

Noun

fado (plural fados)

1. A Portuguese folk song, usually featuring a single vocalist, Portuguese guitar and sometimes classical guitar. Lyrical themes are often melancholic in nature; the structure of the song is of greater importance.

Translations

song

• Finnish: fado, fadolaulu
• French: Fado (fr) m

• Portuguese: fado (pt) m
• Spanish: fado (es) m

Anagrams

• FOAD

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowing from Portuguese.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: fa‧do
• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑːdu/ (according to Portuguese)
• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑdo̞/ (Finnicized)

Noun

fado

1. fado (Portuguese fado singing as art)
2. fado, fado song (song in this style)

Declension

Inflection of fado (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		fado	fadot
genitive		fadon	fadojen
partitive		fadoa	fadoja
illative		fadoon	fadoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		fado	fadot
accusative	nom.	fado	fadot
	gen.	fadon
genitive		fadon	fadojen
partitive		fadoa	fadoja
inessive		fadossa	fadoissa
elative		fadosta	fadoista
illative		fadoon	fadoihin
adessive		fadolla	fadoilla
ablative		fadolta	fadoilta
allative		fadolle	fadoille
essive		fadona	fadoina
translative		fadoksi	fadoiksi
instructive		—	fadoin
abessive		fadotta	fadoitta
comitative		—	fadoineen

Synonyms

• fadolaulu

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Portuguese

fado (2)

Etymology

From Latin fātum (“destiny, fate”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ðu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.du/
• Hyphenation: fa‧do
• Rhymes: -adu

Noun

fado m (plural fados)

1. fate

   Quem me dera poder mudar o meu fado.

   I wish I could change my fate.

2. (music) fado

   O fado é um estilo musical português.

   Fado is a Portuguese musical style.

Derived terms

• fadista

Verb

fado

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of fadar

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing from Portuguese fado; the inherited cognate with the original meaning of "fate" is hado.

Noun

fado m (plural fados)

1. (music) fado

Related terms

• fadista