fá

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Bassa[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

fá

  1. to lose
  2. to tear

References[edit]

Faroese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Adjective[edit]

fá

  1. inflection of fáur:
    1. strong feminine nominative singular
    2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse fá, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną.

Verb[edit]

fá (third person singular past indicative fekk, third person plural past indicative fingu, supine fingið)

  1. (archaic, poetic) to get
Synonyms[edit]

Hungarian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈfaː]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -faː

Noun[edit]

solmisation

fá (plural fák)

  1. fa, a syllable used in solfège to represent the fourth note of a major scale
    Coordinate terms: dó, ré, mi, szó, lá, ti

Declension[edit]

Its inflected forms are uncommon.

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative fá fák
accusative fát fákat
dative fának fáknak
instrumental fával fákkal
causal-final fáért fákért
translative fává fákká
terminative fáig fákig
essive-formal fáként fákként
essive-modal fául —
inessive fában fákban
superessive fán fákon
adessive fánál fáknál
illative fába fákba
sublative fára fákra
allative fához fákhoz
elative fából fákból
delative fáról fákról
ablative fától fáktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		fáé fáké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		fáéi fákéi
Possessive forms of fá
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. fám fáim
2nd person sing. fád fáid
3rd person sing. fája fái
1st person plural fánk fáink
2nd person plural fátok fáitok
3rd person plural fájuk fáik

or (as a means of distinction from the inflection of fa (“tree”))

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative fá fá-k
accusative fá-t fá-kat
dative fá-nak fá-knak
instrumental fá-val fá-kkal
causal-final fá-ért fá-kért
translative fá-vá fá-kká
terminative fá-ig fá-kig
essive-formal fá-ként fá-kként
essive-modal fá-ul —
inessive fá-ban fá-kban
superessive fá-n fá-kon
adessive fá-nál fá-knál
illative fá-ba fá-kba
sublative fá-ra fá-kra
allative fá-hoz fá-khoz
elative fá-ból fá-kból
delative fá-ról fá-król
ablative fá-tól fá-któl
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		fá-é fá-ké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		fá-éi fá-kéi
Possessive forms of fá
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. fá-m fá-im
2nd person sing. fá-d fá-id
3rd person sing. fá-ja fá-i
1st person plural fá-nk fá-ink
2nd person plural fá-tok fá-itok
3rd person plural fá-juk fá-ik

Further reading[edit]

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse fá, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną. Doublet of fanga (“to capture, to seize”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

fá (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative fékk, third-person plural past indicative fengu, supine fengið)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to receive, to get
  2. (ditransitive, with dative and accusative objects) to give (somebody something)

Conjugation[edit]

fá — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að fá
supine
(sagnbót) 		fengið
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		fándi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég fæ við fáum present
(nútíð) 		ég fái við fáum
þú færð þið fáið þú fáir þið fáið
hann, hún, það fær þeir, þær, þau fá hann, hún, það fái þeir, þær, þau fái
past
(þátíð) 		ég fékk við fengum past
(þátíð) 		ég fengi við fengjum
þú fékkst þið fenguð þú fengir þið fengjuð
hann, hún, það fékk þeir, þær, þau fengu hann, hún, það fengi þeir, þær, þau fengju
imperative
(boðháttur) 		fá (þú) fáið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
fáðu fáiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
fást — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að fást
supine
(sagnbót) 		fengist
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		fándist **
** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég fæst við fáumst present
(nútíð) 		ég fáist við fáumst
þú fæst þið fáist þú fáist þið fáist
hann, hún, það fæst þeir, þær, þau fást hann, hún, það fáist þeir, þær, þau fáist
past
(þátíð) 		ég fékkst við fengumst past
(þátíð) 		ég fengist við fengjumst
þú fékkst þið fengust þú fengist þið fengjust
hann, hún, það fékkst þeir, þær, þau fengust hann, hún, það fengist þeir, þær, þau fengjust
imperative
(boðháttur) 		fást (þú) fáist (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
fástu fáisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
fenginn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		fenginn fengin fengið fengnir fengnar fengin
accusative
(þolfall) 		fenginn fengna fengið fengna fengnar fengin
dative
(þágufall) 		fengnum fenginni fengnu fengnum fengnum fengnum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		fengins fenginnar fengins fenginna fenginna fenginna
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		fengni fengna fengna fengnu fengnu fengnu
accusative
(þolfall) 		fengna fengnu fengna fengnu fengnu fengnu
dative
(þágufall) 		fengna fengnu fengna fengnu fengnu fengnu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		fengna fengnu fengna fengnu fengnu fengnu

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms

Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Preposition[edit]

fá (plus dative, triggers lenition)

  1. Ulster form of faoi (“about, concerning”)
Usage notes[edit]

The standard Irish and Connacht form faoi (Munster fé) means both ‘under’ and ‘about, concerning’. In Ulster, these two meanings are split: faoi means ‘under’, while fá means ‘about, concerning’.

Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Particle[edit]

fá (triggers h-prothesis)

  1. Alternative form of fa, obsolete form of ba (“was”) (past affirmative and relative of is).
    • 2014 [1628–1634], Geoffrey Keating, edited by Beatrix Färber, David Comyn, Patrick S. Dinneen, Foras Feasa ar Éirinn‎[1], CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts:
      gurab Alba fá hainm don chrích sin
      that that country’s name was Scotland
Related terms[edit]
Irish copular forms
Simple copular forms
Present/future
Affirmative Negative Interrogative Neg. inter.
Main clauses is ní an nach
Direct relative clauses nach
Indirect relative clauses ar, arbv
Other subordinate clauses gur, gurbv an nach
Past/conditional
Affirmative Negative Interrogative Neg. inter.
Main clauses ba, b’v níor, níorbhv ar, arbhv nár, nárbhv
Direct relative clauses ba, abv nár, nárbhv
Indirect relative clauses ar, arbhv
Other subordinate clauses gur, gurbhv ar, arbhv nár, nárbhv
Present subjunctive
Affirmative Negative
gura, gurabv nára, nárabv
    Compound copular forms
Base word Present/future Past/conditional
cá cár, cárbv cár, cárbhv
cé cér, cérbv cér, cérbhv
dá dá mba, dá mb’v
de/do dar, darbv dar, darbhv
faoi faoinar, faoinarbv faoinar, faoinarbhv
i inar, inarbv inar, inarbhv
le lenar, lenarbv lenar, lenarbhv
má más má ba, má b’v
mura mura, murabv murar, murarbhv
ó (prep.) ónar, ónarbv ónar, ónarbhv
ó (conj.) ós ó ba, ó b’v
trí trínar, trínarbv trínar, trínarbhv
v Used before vowel sounds

Lahu[edit]

Verb[edit]

fá

  1. to hide something

See also[edit]

vàʔ (to hide oneself)

Mandarin[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Romanization[edit]

fá (fa2, Zhuyin ㄈㄚˊ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 乏
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 伐
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 垡
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 姂
  5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 拨
  6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 撤
  7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 栰
  8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 泚
  9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 疺
  10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瞁
  11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 砝
  12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 筏
  13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 罚
  14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 罰／罚
  15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 罸
  16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 茷
  17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 藅
  18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 閥／阀
  19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 法

Old Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

fá

  1. Alternative spelling of fa (“or”)

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *fanhaną.

Verb[edit]

fá (singular past indicative fekk, plural past indicative fengu, past participle fenginn)

  1. to get
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of fá — active (strong class 7)
infinitive fá
present participle fáandi, fándi
past participle fenginn, finginn
indicative present past
1st-person singular fæ fekk
2nd-person singular fær fekkt
3rd-person singular fær fekk
1st-person plural fám fengum, fingum
2nd-person plural fáið fenguð, finguð
3rd-person plural fá fengu, fingu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular fá fenga, finga
2nd-person singular fáir fengir, fingir
3rd-person singular fái fengi, fingi
1st-person plural fáim fengim, fingim
2nd-person plural fáið fengið, fingið
3rd-person plural fái fengi, fingi
imperative present
2nd-person singular fá
1st-person plural fám
2nd-person plural fáið
Conjugation of fá — mediopassive (strong class 7)
infinitive fásk
present participle fáandisk
past participle fengizk, fingizk
indicative present past
1st-person singular fámk fengumk, fingumk
2nd-person singular fæsk fekkzk
3rd-person singular fæsk fekksk
1st-person plural fámsk fengumsk, fingumsk
2nd-person plural fáizk fenguzk, finguzk
3rd-person plural fásk fengusk, fingusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular fámk fengumk, fingumk
2nd-person singular fáisk fengisk, fingisk
3rd-person singular fáisk fengisk, fingisk
1st-person plural fáimsk fengimsk, fingimsk
2nd-person plural fáizk fengizk, fingizk
3rd-person plural fáisk fengisk, fingisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular fásk
1st-person plural fámsk
2nd-person plural fáizk
Descendants[edit]
  • Icelandic: fá
  • Faroese: fáa, fá
  • Norwegian: få
  • Elfdalian: fą̊
  • Old Swedish: fā
  • Old Danish: fā

References[edit]

  • fá in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Norse ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ (faihido), ᚠᚨᚺᛁᛞᛟ (fahido) (1st singular past indicative), from Proto-Germanic *faihijaną.

Verb[edit]

fá

  2. to draw, paint (runes)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of fá — active (weak class 2)
infinitive fá
present participle fáandi
past participle fáðr
indicative present past
1st-person singular fá fáða
2nd-person singular fár fáðir
3rd-person singular fár fáði
1st-person plural fám fáðum
2nd-person plural fáið fáðuð
3rd-person plural fá fáðu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular fá fáða
2nd-person singular fáir fáðir
3rd-person singular fái fáði
1st-person plural fáim fáðim
2nd-person plural fáið fáðið
3rd-person plural fái fáði
imperative present
2nd-person singular fá
1st-person plural fám
2nd-person plural fáið
Conjugation of fá — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive fásk
present participle fándisk
past participle fázk
indicative present past
1st-person singular fámk fáðumk
2nd-person singular fásk fáðisk
3rd-person singular fásk fáðisk
1st-person plural fámsk fáðumsk
2nd-person plural fáizk fáðuzk
3rd-person plural fásk fáðusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular fámk fáðumk
2nd-person singular fáisk fáðisk
3rd-person singular fáisk fáðisk
1st-person plural fáimsk fáðimsk
2nd-person plural fáizk fáðizk
3rd-person plural fáisk fáðisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular fásk
1st-person plural fámsk
2nd-person plural fáizk
Alternative forms[edit]
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective[edit]

fá

  1. positive degree strong feminine nominative/accusative singular of fár
  2. positive degree strong neuter dative singular of fár
  3. positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of fár
  4. positive degree weak masculine accusative/dative/genitive singular of fár
  5. positive degree weak feminine singular of fár
  6. positive degree weak neuter nominative singular of fár
  7. positive degree weak nominative/accusative/genitive plural of fár

References[edit]

  • fá in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin fa[muli] in the hymn for St. John the Baptist.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: fá

Noun[edit]

fá m (plural fás)

  1. fa (musical note)

Coordinate terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

fá

  1. Apocopic form of faz; used preceding the pronouns lo, la, los or las

Scanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse fá, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [fáʊː], [fóː], [fɛ́ɑː]

Verb[edit]

fá (preterite singular fikk or fe, preterite plural finge, supine fáeð)

  1. to get
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