fah

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

An anglicised spelling of fa.

Noun[edit]

fah (plural fahs)

  1. (music) Alternative form of fa.

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Old English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fɑːh/, [fɑːx]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *faihaz.

Adjective[edit]

fāh

  1. guilty; criminal
  2. hostile
  3. outlawed
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *faihaz, from Proto-Indo-European *póyḱos. Cognate with Old High German fēh, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃 (faihs). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek ποικίλος (poikílos, “multicoloured”).

Adjective[edit]

fāh

  1. decorated, coloured, shining, adorned
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Old High German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *faką, whence also Old English fæc.

Noun[edit]

fah n

  1. wall

Descendants[edit]

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