"faix" meaning in French

See faix in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fɛ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-faix.wav
Etymology: Inherited from Old French fais, from Latin fascis (“bundle, burden”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰask- (“bundle, band”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|fais|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French fais, {{inh+|fr|fro|fais}} Inherited from Old French fais, {{inh|fr|la|fascis||bundle, burden}} Latin fascis (“bundle, burden”), {{der|fr|ine-pro|*bʰask-||bundle, band}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰask- (“bundle, band”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} faix m (invariable)
  1. (literary or dated) burden, heavy load Tags: dated, invariable, literary, masculine Derived forms: affaisser, arrière-faix, portefaix Related terms: fasce
    Sense id: en-faix-fr-noun-M5imaX14 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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