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Galician
Etymology 1
From faia (“beech”), from Latin fagus (“beech”).
Pronunciation
Noun
faio m (plural faios)
- attic
- wooden floor of the faiado (attic)
- a type of board
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “faio”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “faio”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “faio”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
Verb
faio
- first-person singular present indicative of faiar
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Phaius, from Ancient Greek φαιός (phaiós, “grey”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfa.jo/
- Rhymes: -ajo
- Hyphenation: fà‧io
Noun
faio m (plural fai)
- any plant of the Phaius taxonomic genus
Further reading
- faio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Portuguese
Verb
faio
- first-person singular present indicative of faiar