faþu

See also: fāyù and Fǎyǔ

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *faþō, *faþǭ (“father's sister”), from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“father”). Akin to Old Frisian fethe (“father's sister, aunt”), Middle Low German vade (“father's sister”), Old English fæder (“father”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɑ.θu/, [ˈfɑ.ðu]

Noun

faþu f

  1. father's sister, paternal aunt

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative faþu faþa, faþe
accusative faþe faþa, faþe
genitive faþe faþa
dative faþe faþum

Synonyms

  • faþusunu
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