fenc

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈfəŋk/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛŋ/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈfeŋk/

Etymology 1

From Old Catalan fe, from Old Occitan (compare Occitan fen), from Latin fēnum, faenum (compare French foin, Spanish heno), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-no-, from *dʰeh₁(y)-. The Old Catalan fe was converted into its modern form, fenc, due to influence from a northeastern dialect, and to help distinguish it from fe (“faith”).

Noun

fenc m (plural fencs)

1. hay

Derived terms

• fenar
• fenàs

Related terms

• fenigrec
• fonoll

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

fenc

1. first-person singular present indicative form of fendre

References

• “fenc” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.