faþe

See also: Faye and faye

Old English

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɑ.θe/, [ˈfɑ.ðe]

Noun

faþe f

  1. father's sister, paternal aunt

Declension

Weak n-stem:

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

Synonyms

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