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feit

See also: Feit and féit

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch feit, fait, from Old French fait.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛi̯t/
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯t
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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feit n (plural feiten, diminutive feitje n)

  1. fact

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Papiamentu: fèit

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References

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  1. ^ J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)

German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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feit

  1. inflection of feien:
    1. second-person plural present
    2. third-person singular present
    3. plural imperative

Middle French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin fēcit.

Verb

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feit

  1. third-person singular past historic of faire
    • 1558, Les illustres observations antiques, pages 122–123:
      Le ſuſdit Plutarque & Tite Liue recitent, q̃ ayant Romulus donné la charge de garder la fortereſſe du Capitole à vn nommé Spurius Tarpeius, contre les Sabins, qui la tenoyent aſſiegee, vne fille dudit Spurius, appellee Tarpee, nonnaine Veſtalle, allant querir de l’eaue, tomba hors la porte entre les mains des ennemis, qui la requirent de leur monſtrer le chemin, ou le moyen de prendre la fortereſſe : ce qu’elle feit, auec la promeſſe qu’ilz luy donneroyent les bracellets d’or qu’ilz portoyent au bras gauche.
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Descendants

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse feitr.

Adjective

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feit (neuter singular feitt or fett, definite singular and plural feite, comparative feitere, indefinite superlative feitest, definite superlative feiteste)

  1. alternative form of fet

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse feitr.

Adjective

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feit (neuter singular feitt, definite singular and plural feite, comparative feitare, indefinite superlative feitast, definite superlative feitaste)

  1. fat
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Volapük

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Noun

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feit (genitive feita, plural feits)

  1. quarrel, argument

Declension

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Declension of feit
Singular Plural
Nominative feit feits
Genitive feita feitas
Dative feite feites
Accusative feiti feitis
Predicative1 feitu feitus
Vocative o feit o feits
  1. Introduced in Volapük Nulik.
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