faig

See also: fáig

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈfat͡ʃ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -atʃ

Etymology 1

From a nominalization of the Latin fāgeus, adjective form of Latin fāgus (“beech”), from Proto-Italic *fāgos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos (“beech tree”). Compare Occitan fau or fag, Italian faggio, Spanish haya.

Noun

faig m (plural faigs or fajos)

1. beech (tree)

Derived terms

• fageda

Etymology 2

Verb

faig

1. first-person singular present indicative of fer

Further reading

• “faig”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “faig” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.