fah
English
Etymology
An anglicised spelling of fa.
Noun
fah (plural fahs)
Anagrams
Old English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *faihaz.
Adjective
fāh
Declension
Declension of fāh — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | fāh | fā | fāh |
Accusative | fāne, fānne | fā | fāh |
Genitive | fās | fāre, fārre | fās |
Dative | fām, fāum | fāre, fārre | fām, fāum |
Instrumental | fā | fāre, fārre | fā |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | fā | fā | fā |
Accusative | fā | fā | fā |
Genitive | fāra, fārra | fāra, fārra | fāra, fārra |
Dative | fām, fāum | fām, fāum | fām, fāum |
Instrumental | fām, fāum | fām, fāum | fām, fāum |
Declension of fāh — Weak
Descendants
- English: foe
Etymology 2
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
fāh
Declension
Declension of fāh — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | fāh | fāh | fāh |
Accusative | fāgne | fāge | fāh |
Genitive | fāges | fāgre | fāges |
Dative | fāgum | fāgre | fāgum |
Instrumental | fāge | fāgre | fāge |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | fāge | fāga, fāge | fāh |
Accusative | fāge | fāga, fāge | fāh |
Genitive | fāgra | fāgra | fāgra |
Dative | fāgum | fāgum | fāgum |
Instrumental | fāgum | fāgum | fāgum |
Declension of fāh — Weak
Descendants
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *faką, whence also Old English fæc.
Noun
fah n
Descendants
- German: Fach
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