fei

See also: Fei, féi, fèi, fēi, fěi, fe'i, and fei-

German

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯

Verb

fei

  1. Imperative singular of feien.
  2. (colloquial) First-person singular present of feien.

Mandarin

Romanization

fei

  1. Nonstandard spelling of fēi.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of féi.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of fěi.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of fèi.

Usage notes
  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Middle French feie.

Adjective

fei

  1. Alternative form of faie

Noun

fei

  1. Alternative form of faie

Etymology 2

From Old English fǣġe.

Adjective

fei

  1. Alternative form of fey (“marked for death”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

fei

  1. imperative of feie

Old French

Noun

fei f (oblique plural feis, nominative singular fei, nominative plural feis)

  1. (early Old French or Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of foi
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