"foi" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /fwa/ Audio: Fr-foi.ogg 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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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "acte de foi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ajouter foi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "article de foi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "avoir foi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bonne foi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "digne de foi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "faire foi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "foi du charbonnier"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ma foi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mauvaise foi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "profession de foi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sans foi ni loi"
    }
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        "2": "frm",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
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        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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      "expansion": "Middle French foy",
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    },
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "fro",
        "3": "foi",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "fides",
        "4": "fidem"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin fidem",
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    },
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        "3": "*bʰeydʰ-",
        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
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      "form": "fois",
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      ]
    }
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  ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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    },
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          "name": "Heraldry",
          "orig": "fr:Heraldry",
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "4 96",
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          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a depiction of a handshake"
      ],
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        ]
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      ],
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        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "monarchy",
        "nobility",
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      ]
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "foie"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "foies"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "fois"
    }
  ],
  "word": "foi"
}
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    "French nouns",
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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",
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    {
      "word": "acte de foi"
    },
    {
      "word": "ajouter foi"
    },
    {
      "word": "article de foi"
    },
    {
      "word": "avoir foi"
    },
    {
      "word": "bonne foi"
    },
    {
      "word": "digne de foi"
    },
    {
      "word": "faire foi"
    },
    {
      "word": "foi du charbonnier"
    },
    {
      "word": "ma foi"
    },
    {
      "word": "mauvaise foi"
    },
    {
      "word": "profession de foi"
    },
    {
      "word": "sans foi ni loi"
    }
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        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
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      },
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        "3": "foi",
        "4": "foi, fei, feid"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "fides",
        "4": "fidem"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin fidem",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰeydʰ-",
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        "5": "to command, to persuade, to trust"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fois",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "féal"
    },
    {
      "word": "fidèle"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "faith"
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          "faith",
          "faith"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "a depiction of a handshake"
      ],
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          "heraldry"
        ],
        [
          "handshake",
          "handshake"
        ]
      ],
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        "(heraldry) a depiction of a handshake"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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        "government",
        "heraldry",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "monarchy",
        "nobility",
        "politics"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "foie"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "foies"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "fois"
    }
  ],
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}

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