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faþe

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See also: Faye and faye

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *faþǭ, *faþō (father's sister), from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (father). Akin to Old Frisian fethe (father's sister, aunt), Middle Low German vade (father's sister), Old English fæder (father).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɑ.θe/, [ˈfɑ.ðe]

Noun

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faþe f

  1. father's sister, paternal aunt

Declension

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Weak:

singular plural
nominative faþe faþan
accusative faþan faþan
genitive faþan faþena
dative faþan faþum

Synonyms

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