fatu
Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfatu/ [ˈfa.t̪u]
- Rhymes: -atu
- Syllabification: fa‧tu
Adjective
fatu m sg (feminine singular fata, neuter singular fato, masculine plural fatos, feminine plural fates)
- (derogatory) stupid, silly, fool
- (derogatory) smug
Noun
fatu m (plural fatos)
Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin fatuus. Doublet of fat, an inherited word.
Pronunciation
Adjective
fatu (feminine fàtua, masculine plural fatus, feminine plural fàtues)
Further reading
- “fatu”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Latin
Noun
fātū
- ablative singular of fātus
Old English
Noun
fatu n
- nominative/accusative plural of fæt
Sardinian
Alternative forms
- fattu
Etymology
From Latin factus, perfect passive participle of faciō (“I do, make”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfattu/
Participle
fatu m (feminine singular fata, masculine plural fatos, feminine plural fatas)
- past participle of fàghere
Sranan Tongo
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fatu/, [fa̠tu], [fɑ̟tu]
Adjective
fatu
Noun
fatu
- fat (lipid matter)
Etymology 2
Noun
fatu
- a joke
Ternate
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfa.tu]
Noun
fatu
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Tsou
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *batu.
Noun
fatu
Tuvaluan
Noun
fatu
Volapük
Noun
fatu
- predicative singular of fat