forfait
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Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
forfait m (plural forfaits, diminutive forfaitje n)
- fixed amount, lumpsum
- Synonym: vast bedrag
- flat rate
- Synonym: vast tarief
- (taxation, Netherlands) a pre-determined tax amount
- (sports) elimination due to withdrawal
- (law, obsolete) crime
- Synonym: misdaad
Related terms
French
Etymology
From Old French forfait, past participle of forfaire, from for(t) (variant of Old French fuer, fur) and faire.
Pronunciation
Noun
forfait m (plural forfaits)
- crime, infamy
- (telephony) flat rate, fixed rate
- (tourism) a package, a pass
- un forfait ski
- a ski pass
- (sports) elimination due to withdrawal; default
- J’ai gagné par forfait
- I won by default
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “forfait”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French forfait.
Pronunciation
Noun
forfait m (invariable)
References
- ^ forfait, à in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French forfait.
Noun
forfait (plural forfaits)
Descendants
- English: forfeit
References
- “forfē̆t, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norman
Etymology
From Old French forfait (“crime, offense”).
Noun
forfait m (plural forfaits)
Old French
Alternative forms
Noun
forfait oblique singular, m (oblique plural forfaiz or forfaitz, nominative singular forfaiz or forfaitz, nominative plural forfait)
- crime
- c. 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:
- Por quel pechié ? Por quel forfet ?
- For what sin? For what crime?
Descendants
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French forfait or English forfeit.
Noun
forfait n (plural forfait-uri)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | forfait | forfaitul | forfait-uri | forfait-urile | |
| genitive-dative | forfait | forfaitului | forfait-uri | forfait-urilor | |
| vocative | forfaitule | forfait-urilor | |||
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
forfait m (plural forfaits)
Further reading
- “forfait”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
- Diccionario panhispánico de dudas (DPD) (en línea), 2.ª edición (versión provisional).