"foi" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /fwa/ Audio: Fr-foi.ogg [France, Paris] Forms: fois [plural]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Inherited from Middle French foy, from Old French foi, fei, feid, from Latin fidem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (“to command, to persuade, to trust”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|foy|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French foy, {{inh+|fr|frm|foy}} Inherited from Middle French foy, {{inh|fr|fro|foi|foi, fei, feid}} Old French foi, fei, feid, {{inh|fr|la|fides|fidem}} Latin fidem, {{der|fr|ine-pro|*bʰeydʰ-||to command, to persuade, to trust}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (“to command, to persuade, to trust”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} foi f (plural fois)
  1. faith Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-foi-fr-noun-K5Oxd7VU
  2. (heraldry) a depiction of a handshake Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Heraldry
    Sense id: en-foi-fr-noun-Px48IbeN Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: féal, fidèle

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ajouter foi"
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      "word": "article de foi"
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    {
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      "word": "avoir foi"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bonne foi"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "digne de foi"
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      "word": "faire foi"
    },
    {
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      "word": "foi du charbonnier"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ma foi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mauvaise foi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "profession de foi"
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      "word": "sans foi ni loi"
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      "expansion": "Latin fidem",
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      "ipa": "/fwa/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
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    "French terms derived from Middle French",
    "French terms derived from Old French",
    "French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "French terms inherited from Latin",
    "French terms inherited from Middle French",
    "French terms inherited from Old French",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with audio links",
    "French terms with homophones",
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    {
      "word": "ajouter foi"
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    {
      "word": "article de foi"
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    {
      "word": "avoir foi"
    },
    {
      "word": "bonne foi"
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    {
      "word": "digne de foi"
    },
    {
      "word": "faire foi"
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    {
      "word": "foi du charbonnier"
    },
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      "word": "ma foi"
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    {
      "word": "mauvaise foi"
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    {
      "word": "profession de foi"
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      "word": "sans foi ni loi"
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      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
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      },
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    }
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      "rhymes": "-a"
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    },
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      "homophone": "foies"
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      "homophone": "fois"
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