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Asturian
Verb
foi
- third-person singular preterite indicative of ser
Chibcha
Pronunciation
Noun
foi
- Alternative form of boi
References
- Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013.
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French foy, from Old French foi, fei, feid, from Latin fidem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (“to command, to persuade, to trust”).
Pronunciation
Noun
foi f (plural fois)
- faith
- (heraldry) a depiction of a handshake
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
Galician
Etymology 1
Inflected form of ir (“to go”).
Verb
foi
- third-person singular preterite indicative of ir
Etymology 2
Inflected form of ser (“to be”).
Verb
foi
- third-person singular preterite indicative of ser
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin fidem.
Pronunciation
- (archaic) IPA(key): /ˈfei̯θ/
- (classical) IPA(key): /ˈfoi̯/, (northern) /ˈfei̯/
Noun
foi oblique singular, f (oblique plural fois, nominative singular foi, nominative plural fois)
- faith
- allegiance; faithfulness
c. 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, page 156 (of the Champion Classiques edition), →ISBN, line 1837:sa fei lealment li afie- he loyally pledges his allegiance to him
Descendants
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -oj
- Hyphenation: foi
Verb
foi
- third-person singular preterite indicative of ir
- third-person singular preterite indicative of ser
1999, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Prisioneiro de Azkaban, Rocco, page 57:O jantar aquela noite foi muito agradável.- The dinner that night was very pleasant.
Interjection
foi
- (Brazil) indicates that an action has been undertaken; done
- Synonym: feito
— Pode enviar a mensagem? — Foi.- “Can you send the message?”, “Done.”
Romanian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From foaie + -i.
Noun
foi
- plural of foaie
Etymology 2
Either from foaie + -i or from a Vulgar Latin root *follīre, from Late Latin follēre, present active infinitive of folleō, from Latin follis.
Verb
a foi (third-person singular present foiește, past participle foit) 4th conj.
- (reflexive) to fuss, bustle, move about
- (of a place) to be full of people who are busy, teem with
- Synonym: mișuna
Conjugation
See also
West Makian
Pronunciation
Numeral
foi (inanimate mafoi, animate dimfoi, polite gomafoi)
- five
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics (as foy)