Translingual

Etymology

From Latin ferrum ‎(“iron”)

Symbol

Fe

1. (chemistry) Symbol for iron.

Derived terms

• nife

English

Noun

Fe ‎(plural Fes)

1. American Library Association abbreviation for forty-eighth, a book size (7.5-10 cm in height); a book of that height.

Synonyms

• (book size): quadragesimo-octavo, 48mo, forty-eightmo, 48º

Anagrams

• ef

Cornish

Proper noun

Fe

1. Mixed mutation of Me.

Albanian

Noun

fe f (indefinite plural fe, definite singular feja, definite plural fetë)

1. religion

Declension

Derived terms

• fetar

References

1. ↑ A Grammatical Sketch of Albanian for students of Indo-European

Catalan

Noun

fe f ‎(plural fes)

1. faith

Danish

Etymology

From French fée ‎(“fairy”), from Late Latin fāta, from Latin fātum ‎(“destiny, fate”).

Noun

fe c (singular definite feen, plural indefinite feer)

1. fairy, fay (mythical being (of female gender))

Inflection

See also

• alf c

Faliscan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfeː/, /ˈheː/

Adverb

fē

1. Alternative spelling of hē

Galician

Etymology

From Latin fidēs.

Noun

fe f ‎(uncountable)

1. faith
2. confidence, belief

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fe/, /fɛ/

Noun

fe ‎(plural fe-i)

1. The name of the Latin script letter F/f.

See also

• (Latin script letter names) litero; a, be, ce, che, de, e, fe, ge, he, i, je, ke, le, me, ne, o, pe, que, re, se, she, te, u, ve, we, xe, ye, ze ^{(Category: io:Latin letter names)}

Japanese

Romanization

fe

1. rōmaji reading of ふぇ
2. rōmaji reading of フェ

Lojban

Cmavo

fe

1. indicates that the following word or phrase is the x₂sumti

Related terms

• fa
• fi
• fo
• fu

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [feː]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fé, from Proto-Germanic *fehu.

Noun

fe n ‎(definite singular feet, indefinite plural fe, definite plural fea or feene)

1. cattle, livestock
2. fool, blockhead

Derived terms

• fjærfe
• storfe

Etymology 2

From French fée ‎(“fairy”), from Late Latin fāta, from Latin fātum ‎(“destiny, fate”).

Noun

fe m ‎(definite singular feen, indefinite plural feer, definite plural feene)

1. a fairy (mythical being)

Derived terms

• tannfe

References

• “fe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French fée ‎(“fairy”), from Late Latin fāta, from Latin fātum ‎(“destiny, fate”).

Noun

fe f ‎(definite singular fea, indefinite plural feer, definite plural feene)

1. a fairy (mythical being)

Derived terms

• tannfe

References

• “fe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Portuguese

Etymology

Latin fides.

Noun

fe f

1. faith

Old Provençal

Alternative forms

• fei

Etymology

Latin fides.

Noun

fe f ‎(oblique plural fes, nominative singular fe, nominative plural fes)

1. faith

Descendants

• Catalan: fe

References

• (fr)(de) fides in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (Walther von Wartburg, 2002)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin fidēs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fe̞/

Noun

fe f ‎(uncountable)

1. faith

Derived terms

• buena fe

Related terms

• fiel
• fiar

Swedish

Etymology

First used in 1746, from French fée, based on vulgar Latin fata ‎(“goddess of fate”)

Alternative forms

• fé (not listed in SAOL)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eː

Noun

fe c

1. fairy (mythological being)

Declension

Usage notes

• The definite form feen is the only one in SAOL 6, an alternative one in SAOL 8 and not listed in SAOL 13.

Related terms

• fedrottning
• felik
• fesaga
• feslott
• fevärld

References

• fé in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• Fe in Svenska Akademiens ordlista öfver svenska språket (6th ed., 1889)
• fe in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)

Turkish

Noun

fe ‎(definite accusative, plural feler)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter F/f.

See also

• (Latin script letter names) harf; a, be, ce, çe, de, e, fe, ge, yumuşak ge, he, ı, i, je, ke, le, me, ne, o, ö, pe, re, se, şe, te, u, ü, ve, ye, ze ^{(Category: tr:Latin letter names)}

Turkmen

Noun

fe ‎(definite accusative feni, plural feler)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter F/f.

See also

• (Latin script letter names) harp; a, be, çe, de, e, ä, ef, ge, ha, i, je, že, ke, el, em, en, eň, o, ö, pe, re, se, şa, te, u, ü, we, y, ýy, ze ^{(Category: tk:Latin letter names)}

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /veː/

Pronoun

fe

1. he, him

Usage notes

Fe is used in South Wales and is a variant of e. The choice between e and fe is dependent on grammatical and euphonic considerations. The forms o and fo are used in the north.

Particle

fe ‎(triggers soft mutation on the following verb)

1. (South Wales) used with verbs other than bod to mark affirmative statements.

Synonyms

• mi (North Wales)