Reconstruction:Latin/Fata

This Latin entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From fāta, the neuter plural of fātum reinterpreted as a feminine singular.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfaː.ta/

(Vulgar) IPA^(key): /ˈfaː.ta/, [ˈfa.da]

Proper noun

*Fāta f (genitive *Fātae); first declension

(Vulgar Latin) one of the Fates, a goddess of fate

Declension

First declension.

Italo-Western declension of *fāta
Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	*fáta	*fátę
genitive	*fátę	*fatárọ
dative	*fátę	*fátis
accusative-ablative	*fátã	*fátas

Descendants

Asturian: fada
Catalan: fada
Occitan: fada
Old French: fae, faerie
- → Middle Dutch: feye
  - Dutch: fee
    - Afrikaans: fee
- → Middle English: fairie
  - English: fairy, faerie
- Middle French: feie, fee
  - → Middle English: faie, fei
    - English: fae, fay, fey
  - French: fée, féerie
    - → Danish: fe
    - → English: féerie
    - → German: Fee
    - → Luxembourgish: Fee
    - → Norwegian Bokmål: fe
    - → Norwegian Nynorsk: fe
    - → Swedish: fe
- Norman: fée
Old Portuguese: fada
- Galician: fada
- Portuguese: fada
Spanish: hada
- → Hiligaynon: ada

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