Contionary:fei

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Carnian

Etymology

Inherited from Late Old Carnian huei ("cock, dick"), from Proto-Slavic *xujь. The original vulgar meaning became obsolete, being replaced by cuers; the word underwent semantic bleaching and survives with an abstract meaning, as well as in idiomatic expressions.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA: [fɛ̂ɪ̯]

Noun

fei m inan

  1. point, sense, or central issue of an action, statement, or situation; what is at issue; relevance
    Ne vidim feja tega.I don't see the point of this.

Declension

Singular Plural
Nominative fei feje
Accusative fei feje
Genitive feja fejeu
Dative fejo fejem

Derived terms

Phrygian

Etymology

From Classical Phrygian ɓɛү (ben), from Proto-Semitic *bin-. Cognate with Hebrew בֵּן (bén), Phoenician 𐤁𐤍 (bn), Arabic اِبْن (ibn), among others.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Phrygian) IPA: /fɛj/
    • (Smyrna Phrygian) IPA: [fəj], [fi]
    • (Attalia Phrygian) IPA: [fɛj]
    • (Prusa Phrygian) IPA: [fɛj]
  • (Classical Phrygian) IPA: /βeɲ/

Noun

ɓɛï (feï) m (plural ɓɛүóı, feminine ɓɛүq)

  1. child
  2. boy
  3. son

Inflection

Declension of ɓɛï (feï)
Singular Plural
Nominative o̔ʌ ɓɛï
feï
o̔ʌ ɓɛүóı
fenú
Oblique roʌ ɓɛ́ıɛ
féie
roʌ ɓɛүí
fení
Vocative oɛx oɛ́xoɯ

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