foi

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See also: Foi, FOI, and foʻi

Asturian[edit]

Verb[edit]

foi

  1. third-person singular preterite indicative of ser

Chibcha[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

foi

  1. Alternative form of boi

References[edit]

  • Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013.

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Noun[edit]

foi f (plural fois)

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

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Further reading[edit]

Galician[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inflected form of ir (to go).

Verb[edit]

foi

  1. third-person singular preterite indicative of ir

Etymology 2[edit]

Inflected form of ser (to be).

Verb[edit]

foi

  1. third-person singular preterite indicative of ser

Old French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin fidem.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (archaic) IPA(key): /ˈfei̯θ/
  • (classical) IPA(key): /ˈfoi̯/, (northern) /ˈfei̯/

Noun[edit]

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

  1. faith
  2. 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[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Rhymes: -oj
  • Hyphenation: foi

Verb[edit]

foi

  1. third-person singular preterite indicative of ir
  2. 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[edit]

foi

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

Romanian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From foaie +‎ -i.

Noun[edit]

foi

  1. plural of foaie

Etymology 2[edit]

Either from foaie +‎ -i or from a Vulgar Latin root *follīre, from Late Latin follēre, present active infinitive of folleō, from Latin follis.

Verb[edit]

a foi (third-person singular present foiește, past participle foit) 4th conj.

  1. (reflexive) to fuss, bustle, move about
  2. (of a place) to be full of people who are busy, teem with
    Synonym: mișuna
Conjugation[edit]
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West Makian[edit]

West Makian cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : foi

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

foi (inanimate mafoi, animate dimfoi, polite gomafoi)

  1. five

References[edit]

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics (as foy)