fe in Cornish

IPA: /ˈfɛː/ [Revived-Middle-Cornish] Forms: feow [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Borrowed from Middle English fe (“livestock, cattle”), from Old English feoh (“cattle, property, wealth, money, payment, tribute, fee”) with contamination from Old French fieu, fief (from Medieval Latin fevum, a variant of feudum, from Frankish *fehu (“cattle, livestock”); whence fief), both from Proto-Germanic *fehu (“cattle, sheep, livestock, owndom”), from Proto-Indo-European *péḱu (“livestock”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|kw|enm|fe|t=livestock, cattle}} Borrowed from Middle English fe (“livestock, cattle”), {{der|kw|ang|feoh||cattle, property, wealth, money, payment, tribute, fee}} Old English feoh (“cattle, property, wealth, money, payment, tribute, fee”), {{der|kw|fro|fieu}} Old French fieu, {{der|kw|la-med|fevum}} Medieval Latin fevum, {{der|kw|frk|*fehu|t=cattle, livestock}} Frankish *fehu (“cattle, livestock”), {{doublet|en|fief|notext=1}} fief, {{der|kw|gem-pro|*fehu|t=cattle, sheep, livestock, owndom}} Proto-Germanic *fehu (“cattle, sheep, livestock, owndom”), {{der|kw|ine-pro|*péḱu|t=livestock}} Proto-Indo-European *péḱu (“livestock”) Head templates: {{head|kw|noun||||||{{{d2}}}|plural|feow|||||cat2=|f4g=|f5g=|f6g=|g=m|head=}} fe m (plural feow), {{kw-noun|m|r}} fe m (plural feow)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "tuition fees",
      "translation": "tuition fees",
      "word": "feow dyskans"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "parking fees",
      "translation": "parking fees",
      "word": "feow-parkya"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "fe",
        "t": "livestock, cattle"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ang",
        "3": "feoh",
        "4": "",
        "5": "cattle, property, wealth, money, payment, tribute, fee"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English feoh (“cattle, property, wealth, money, payment, tribute, fee”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "fro",
        "3": "fieu"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French fieu",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "la-med",
        "3": "fevum"
      },
      "expansion": "Medieval Latin fevum",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "frk",
        "3": "*fehu",
        "t": "cattle, livestock"
      },
      "expansion": "Frankish *fehu (“cattle, livestock”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fief",
        "notext": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "fief",
      "name": "doublet"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*fehu",
        "t": "cattle, sheep, livestock, owndom"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *fehu (“cattle, sheep, livestock, owndom”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
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        "1": "kw",
        "2": "ine-pro",
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        "t": "livestock"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *péḱu (“livestock”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Middle English fe (“livestock, cattle”), from Old English feoh (“cattle, property, wealth, money, payment, tribute, fee”) with contamination from Old French fieu, fief (from Medieval Latin fevum, a variant of feudum, from Frankish *fehu (“cattle, livestock”); whence fief), both from Proto-Germanic *fehu (“cattle, sheep, livestock, owndom”), from Proto-Indo-European *péḱu (“livestock”).",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{d2}}}",
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        "cat2": "",
        "f4g": "",
        "f5g": "",
        "f6g": "",
        "g": "m",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "fe m (plural feow)",
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    },
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        "2": "r"
      },
      "expansion": "fe m (plural feow)",
      "name": "kw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "name": "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
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        }
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        "fee"
      ],
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        ]
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      ]
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        }
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      "glosses": [
        "feudal estate, fief"
      ],
      "id": "en-fe-kw-noun-~zY0dZsL",
      "links": [
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        ],
        [
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          "estate"
        ],
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          "fief",
          "fief"
        ]
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛː/",
      "tags": [
        "Revived-Middle-Cornish"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fe"
}

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    "Cornish masculine nouns",
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    "Cornish terms derived from Medieval Latin",
    "Cornish terms derived from Middle English",
    "Cornish terms derived from Old English",
    "Cornish terms derived from Old French",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "tuition fees",
      "translation": "tuition fees",
      "word": "feow dyskans"
    },
    {
      "english": "parking fees",
      "translation": "parking fees",
      "word": "feow-parkya"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "fe",
        "t": "livestock, cattle"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Middle English fe (“livestock, cattle”)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "feoh",
        "4": "",
        "5": "cattle, property, wealth, money, payment, tribute, fee"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English feoh (“cattle, property, wealth, money, payment, tribute, fee”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
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        "2": "fro",
        "3": "fieu"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French fieu",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
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        "1": "kw",
        "2": "la-med",
        "3": "fevum"
      },
      "expansion": "Medieval Latin fevum",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "frk",
        "3": "*fehu",
        "t": "cattle, livestock"
      },
      "expansion": "Frankish *fehu (“cattle, livestock”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fief",
        "notext": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "fief",
      "name": "doublet"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*fehu",
        "t": "cattle, sheep, livestock, owndom"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *fehu (“cattle, sheep, livestock, owndom”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*péḱu",
        "t": "livestock"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *péḱu (“livestock”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Middle English fe (“livestock, cattle”), from Old English feoh (“cattle, property, wealth, money, payment, tribute, fee”) with contamination from Old French fieu, fief (from Medieval Latin fevum, a variant of feudum, from Frankish *fehu (“cattle, livestock”); whence fief), both from Proto-Germanic *fehu (“cattle, sheep, livestock, owndom”), from Proto-Indo-European *péḱu (“livestock”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "feow",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "10": "feow",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{d2}}}",
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        "cat2": "",
        "f4g": "",
        "f5g": "",
        "f6g": "",
        "g": "m",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "fe m (plural feow)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "r"
      },
      "expansion": "fe m (plural feow)",
      "name": "kw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "fee"
      ],
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        [
          "fee",
          "fee"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "feudal estate, fief"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "feudal",
          "feudal"
        ],
        [
          "estate",
          "estate"
        ],
        [
          "fief",
          "fief"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛː/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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"fe" meaning in Cornish

Noun

Inflected forms