fiaba

Italian

Etymology

From Latin fābula (“narration”), through intermediate Vulgar Latin roots *flāba, from *fābla through metathesis. Doublet of favola.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aba

Noun

fiaba f (plural fiabe)

1. fable
2. fairy tale, fairy story

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Spanish

Verb

fiaba

1. First-person singular (yo) imperfect indicative form of fiar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperfect indicative form of fiar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) imperfect indicative form of fiar.