"fea-" meaning in All languages combined

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Prefix [Old English]

IPA: /ˈfæ͜ɑː/ Forms: fēa- [canonical], fēaw- [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *fawaz (“small, few”), from *pau- (“smallness”). Akin to Old English fēawa (“few”), fēawe (“small, little”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*fawaz||small, few}} Proto-Germanic *fawaz (“small, few”), {{cog|ang|fēawa||few}} Old English fēawa (“few”) Head templates: {{head|ang|prefix|head=fēa-|sort=}} fēa-, {{ang-prefix|head=fēa-}} fēa-
  1. little, small; poor, lacking Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-fea--ang-prefix-dF3pvpv- Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*fawaz",
        "4": "",
        "5": "small, few"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *fawaz (“small, few”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "fēawa",
        "3": "",
        "4": "few"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English fēawa (“few”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *fawaz (“small, few”), from *pau- (“smallness”). Akin to Old English fēawa (“few”), fēawe (“small, little”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fēa-",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēaw-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "prefix",
        "head": "fēa-",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "fēa-",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "fēa-"
      },
      "expansion": "fēa-",
      "name": "ang-prefix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "poor, miserable",
          "text": "fēasceaft",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "destitute",
          "text": "fēalōg",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "little, small; poor, lacking"
      ],
      "id": "en-fea--ang-prefix-dF3pvpv-",
      "links": [
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ],
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "poor",
          "poor"
        ],
        [
          "lacking",
          "lacking"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfæ͜ɑː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fea-"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*fawaz",
        "4": "",
        "5": "small, few"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *fawaz (“small, few”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "fēawa",
        "3": "",
        "4": "few"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English fēawa (“few”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *fawaz (“small, few”), from *pau- (“smallness”). Akin to Old English fēawa (“few”), fēawe (“small, little”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fēa-",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fēaw-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "ang",
        "2": "prefix",
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      },
      "expansion": "fēa-",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "head": "fēa-"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "prefix",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English prefixes",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "poor, miserable",
          "text": "fēasceaft",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "destitute",
          "text": "fēalōg",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "little, small; poor, lacking"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ],
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "poor",
          "poor"
        ],
        [
          "lacking",
          "lacking"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfæ͜ɑː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fea-"
}

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