fah

English

Etymology

An anglicised spelling of fa.

Noun

fah (plural fahs)

  1. (music) Alternative form of fa.

Anagrams

Old English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɑːh/, [fɑːx]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *faihaz.

Adjective

fāh

  1. guilty; criminal
  2. hostile
  3. outlawed
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *faihaz, from Proto-Indo-European *póyḱos. Cognate with Old High German fēh, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃 (faihs). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek ποικίλος (poikílos, “multicoloured”).

Adjective

fāh

  1. decorated, coloured, shining, adorned
Descendants

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *faką, whence also Old English fæc.

Noun

fah n

  1. wall

Descendants
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