faada

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Cimbrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Venetian fada, from Vulgar Latin *Fāta (a goddess of fate), from Latin fātum (destiny, fate).

Noun[edit]

faada f (plural faaden)

  1. (Sette Comuni) fairy
    De faaden zèint garüstet bais un sénkhent tröome allen den ba klóbeten.
    The fairies are dressed in white and send dreams to all who believe in them.

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • “faada” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Jamaican Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from English father.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

faada (plural faada dem, quantified faada)

  1. father
    Synonyms: pa, pupa
    • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 1:2:
      Iebriyam did a Aizak faada, an Aizak did a Jiekob faada, Jiekob pikni dem a did Juuda an Juuda breda dem.
      Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,

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