fado

English

Etymology

From Portuguese fado (“fate”), from Latin fatum. Doublet of fate.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɑːðəʊ

Noun

fado (plural fados)

  1. A Portuguese folk song, usually featuring a single vocalist, Portuguese guitar and sometimes classical guitar. Lyrical themes are often melancholic in nature; the structure of the song is of greater importance.

Translations

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: fa‧do
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɑːdu/ (according to Portuguese)
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɑdo̞/ (Finnicized)

Noun

fado

  1. fado (Portuguese fado singing as art)
  2. fado, fado song (song in this style)

Declension
Inflection of fado (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative fado fadot
genitive fadon fadojen
partitive fadoa fadoja
illative fadoon fadoihin
singular plural
nominative fado fadot
accusative nom. fado fadot
gen. fadon
genitive fadon fadojen
partitive fadoa fadoja
inessive fadossa fadoissa
elative fadosta fadoista
illative fadoon fadoihin
adessive fadolla fadoilla
ablative fadolta fadoilta
allative fadolle fadoille
essive fadona fadoina
translative fadoksi fadoiksi
instructive — fadoin
abessive fadotta fadoitta
comitative — fadoineen

Synonyms

Portuguese
fado (2)

Etymology

From Latin fātum (“destiny, fate”).

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfa.ðu/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfa.du/
  • Hyphenation: fa‧do
  • Rhymes: -adu

Noun

fado m (plural fados)

  1. fate
    Quem me dera poder mudar o meu fado.
    I wish I could change my fate.
  2. (music) fado
    O fado é um estilo musical português.
    Fado is a Portuguese musical style.

Derived terms

Verb

fado

  1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of fadar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese fado; the inherited cognate with the original meaning of "fate" is hado.

Noun

fado m (plural fados)

  1. (music) fado
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