"Morgan le Fay" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌmɔːɡən lə ˈfeɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From Old Welsh or Old Breton Morgen (a female given name unrelated with the male one Morgan, literally “sea-born”) + Old French la fee (“the fairy”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|owl|-}} Old Welsh, {{m|en|Morgan}} Morgan, {{der|en|obt|Morgen|lit=sea-born|pos=a female given name unrelated with the male one <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">Morgan</i>}} Old Breton Morgen (a female given name unrelated with the male one Morgan, literally “sea-born”), {{der|en|fro|la fee||the fairy}} Old French la fee (“the fairy”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Morgan le Fay
  1. (Arthurian legend) The half sister of King Arthur, known for being a powerful enchantress. Wikipedia link: Morgan le Fay Categories (topical): Arthurian mythology Synonyms: Morgaine, Morgana, fata Morgana Related terms: Fata Morgana Translations (half sister of King Arthur): مُورْغَان اَلجِنِّيَّة (mūrḡān al-jinniyya) [feminine] (Arabic), Morgana le Fay (Basque), Morgana (Basque), фея Моргана (feja Morgana) [feminine] (Bulgarian), Моргана (Morgana) [feminine] (Bulgarian), Morgana [feminine] (Catalan), 摩根勒菲 (Mógēn lēi Fēi) (Chinese Mandarin), Morgana Le Fay [feminine] (Czech), Morgana [feminine] (Dutch), Feino Morgane (Esperanto), Morgane (Esperanto), Morgan le Fay (Finnish), Morgane la fée [feminine] (French), fée Morgane [feminine] (French), Morgane [feminine] (French), Μοργκάνα λε Φέι (Morgkána le Féi) [feminine] (Greek), Φάτα Μοργκάνα (Fáta Morgkána) [feminine] (Greek), מוֹרְגָן לֶה פֵיְ (Morgán le Féy) [feminine] (Hebrew), Morgana [feminine] (Italian), fata Morgana [feminine] (Italian), モーガン・ル・フェイ (Mōgan ru Fei) (Japanese), 모건 르 페이 (Mogeon reu Pei) (Korean), Morganis [feminine] (Latin), Моргана (Morgana) [feminine] (Macedonian), Морган ле Феј (english: Morgan le Fej) [feminine] (Macedonian), Морган ле Фаје (english: Morgan le Faje) [feminine] (Macedonian), Morgain [feminine] (Middle French), Morgain la fee [feminine] (Old French), Morgana Le Fay [feminine] (Polish), fada Morgana [feminine] (Portuguese), Morgana [feminine] (Portuguese), фе́я Морга́на (féja Morgána) [feminine] (Russian), Морга́на (Morgána) [feminine] (Russian), Morgana [feminine] (Spanish), фе́я Морґа́на (féja Morgána) [feminine] (Ukrainian), Морґа́на (Morgána) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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      "sense": "half sister of King Arthur",
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Морган ле Фаје"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "half sister of King Arthur",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Morgana Le Fay"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "half sister of King Arthur",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fada Morgana"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "half sister of King Arthur",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Morgana"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "féja Morgána",
      "sense": "half sister of King Arthur",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "фе́я Морга́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Morgána",
      "sense": "half sister of King Arthur",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Морга́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "half sister of King Arthur",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Morgana"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "féja Morgána",
      "sense": "half sister of King Arthur",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "фе́я Морґа́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Morgána",
      "sense": "half sister of King Arthur",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Морґа́на"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Morgan le Fay"
}

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