faîte

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See also: faite, faîté, and Fäite

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French feste, from Frankish *first, from Proto-Germanic *firstiz. Compare Dutch vorst, German First, Old English first. The spelling was influenced by Latin fastīgium.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɛt/
- Audio (France, Brétigny-sur-Orge); : (file)
- Audio (France, Somain); : (file)
- Audio (France, Céret); : (file)
- Homophones: fait, faite, faites, faîtes, faits, fête, fêtent, fêtes
- Rhymes: -ɛt
IPA^(key): /fɛːt/ (older; now chiefly Belgium and Canada)
- Audio (Quebec); , : (file)
- Homophones: faîtes, fête, fêtent, fêtes

Noun

faîte m (plural faîtes)

top, summit, pinnacle

Derived terms

faîtage

Further reading

“faîte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Anagrams

fêtai

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