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foi

foi

See also: FOI and fo'i

Asturian

Verb

foi

  1. third-person singular preterite indicative of ser

French

Etymology

Early Old French fei, later foi, from Latin fides.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fwa/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Homophones: foie, foies, fois
  • Hyphenation: foi

Noun

foi f ‎(plural fois)

  1. faith
  2. (heraldry) A depiction of a handshake.

Galician

Etymology 1

Inflected form of ir ‎(“to go”).

Verb

foi

  1. third-person singular preterite indicative of ir

Etymology 2

Inflected form of ser ‎(“to be”).

Verb

foi

  1. third-person singular preterite indicative of ser

Lojban

Rafsi

foi

  1. rafsi of foldi.

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Latin fidem, accusative singular of fidēs. Compare the 11th century spelling feid where the link to fidem is clearer.

Noun

foi f ‎(oblique plural fois, nominative singular foi, nominative plural fois)

  1. faith
  2. allegiance; faithfulness
    • circa 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, page 156 (of the Champion Classiques edition, ISBN 2-7453-0520-4), line 1837:
      sa fei lealment li afie'he loyally pledges his allegiance to him

Descendants

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • foy (obsolete)
  • foe (obsolete)

Pronunciation

Verb

foi

  1. preterite indicative third-person (nós) of ir
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) preterite indicative of ser
    • 1999, J. K. Rowling, Lya 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

  1. indicates that an action has been undertaken; done
    — Pode enviar a mensagem? — Foi.‎
    “Can you send the message?”, “Done.”

Romanian

Etymology 1

Noun

foi

  1. plural of foaie

Etymology 2

Either from foaie 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.

  1. to fuss, bustle, move about
  2. (of a place) to be full of people who are busy, teem with
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