fado

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See also: fadó

English

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Etymology

From Portuguese fado (fate), from Latin fātum. Doublet of fate.

Pronunciation

Noun

fado (plural fados)

  1. A Portuguese folk song, usually featuring a single vocalist, Portuguese guitar and sometimes classical guitar. Lyrical themes are often melancholic in nature; the structure of the song is of greater importance.

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Esperanto

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Etymology

From Portuguese fado, from Latin fātum.

Pronunciation

Noun

fado (accusative singular fadon, plural fadoj, accusative plural fadojn)

  1. (music, uncountable) fado (genre of Portuguese folk music)
  2. a song in the fado style

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɑdo/,
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɑːdu/, (according to original Portuguese)
  • Rhymes: -ɑdo
  • Syllabification(key): fa‧do

Noun

fado

  1. fado (Portuguese fado singing as art)
  2. fado, fado song (song in this style)

Declension

Inflection of fado (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative fado fadot
genitive fadon fadojen
partitive fadoa fadoja
illative fadoon fadoihin
singular plural
nominative fado fadot
accusative nom. fado fadot
gen. fadon
genitive fadon fadojen
partitive fadoa fadoja
inessive fadossa fadoissa
elative fadosta fadoista
illative fadoon fadoihin
adessive fadolla fadoilla
ablative fadolta fadoilta
allative fadolle fadoille
essive fadona fadoina
translative fadoksi fadoiksi
abessive fadotta fadoitta
instructive fadoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of fado (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative fadoni fadoni
accusative nom. fadoni fadoni
gen. fadoni
genitive fadoni fadojeni
partitive fadoani fadojani
inessive fadossani fadoissani
elative fadostani fadoistani
illative fadooni fadoihini
adessive fadollani fadoillani
ablative fadoltani fadoiltani
allative fadolleni fadoilleni
essive fadonani fadoinani
translative fadokseni fadoikseni
abessive fadottani fadoittani
instructive
comitative fadoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative fadosi fadosi
accusative nom. fadosi fadosi
gen. fadosi
genitive fadosi fadojesi
partitive fadoasi fadojasi
inessive fadossasi fadoissasi
elative fadostasi fadoistasi
illative fadoosi fadoihisi
adessive fadollasi fadoillasi
ablative fadoltasi fadoiltasi
allative fadollesi fadoillesi
essive fadonasi fadoinasi
translative fadoksesi fadoiksesi
abessive fadottasi fadoittasi
instructive
comitative fadoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative fadomme fadomme
accusative nom. fadomme fadomme
gen. fadomme
genitive fadomme fadojemme
partitive fadoamme fadojamme
inessive fadossamme fadoissamme
elative fadostamme fadoistamme
illative fadoomme fadoihimme
adessive fadollamme fadoillamme
ablative fadoltamme fadoiltamme
allative fadollemme fadoillemme
essive fadonamme fadoinamme
translative fadoksemme fadoiksemme
abessive fadottamme fadoittamme
instructive
comitative fadoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative fadonne fadonne
accusative nom. fadonne fadonne
gen. fadonne
genitive fadonne fadojenne
partitive fadoanne fadojanne
inessive fadossanne fadoissanne
elative fadostanne fadoistanne
illative fadoonne fadoihinne
adessive fadollanne fadoillanne
ablative fadoltanne fadoiltanne
allative fadollenne fadoillenne
essive fadonanne fadoinanne
translative fadoksenne fadoiksenne
abessive fadottanne fadoittanne
instructive
comitative fadoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative fadonsa fadonsa
accusative nom. fadonsa fadonsa
gen. fadonsa
genitive fadonsa fadojensa
partitive fadoaan
fadoansa
fadojaan
fadojansa
inessive fadossaan
fadossansa
fadoissaan
fadoissansa
elative fadostaan
fadostansa
fadoistaan
fadoistansa
illative fadoonsa fadoihinsa
adessive fadollaan
fadollansa
fadoillaan
fadoillansa
ablative fadoltaan
fadoltansa
fadoiltaan
fadoiltansa
allative fadolleen
fadollensa
fadoilleen
fadoillensa
essive fadonaan
fadonansa
fadoinaan
fadoinansa
translative fadokseen
fadoksensa
fadoikseen
fadoiksensa
abessive fadottaan
fadottansa
fadoittaan
fadoittansa
instructive
comitative fadoineen
fadoinensa

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Further reading

Galician

Verb

fado

  1. first-person singular present indicative of fadar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -adu
  • Hyphenation: fa‧do

Etymology 1

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fado (2)

Inherited from Latin fātum (destiny, fate).

Noun

fado m (plural fados)

  1. fate
    Quem me dera poder mudar o meu fado.
    I wish I could change my fate.
  2. (music) fado
    O fado é um estilo musical português.
    Fado is a Portuguese musical style.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fado

  1. first-person singular present indicative of fadar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese fado; the inherited cognate with the original meaning of "fate" is hado.

Noun

fado m (plural fados)

  1. (music) fado

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Further reading