"fa" meaning in Italian

See fa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Etymology: From conjugated form of fare above; literally, “it makes”. Compare Spanish hace (although the latter precedes the number, unlike fa and English ago). Etymology templates: {{yesno|y|l|L}} l, {{m-g|it makes}} “it makes”, {{lit|it makes|nocap=y}} literally, “it makes”, {{m+|es|hace}} Spanish hace, {{m+|en|ago}} English ago Head templates: {{it-adv}} fa
  1. ago (Note: like in English, fa follows the number.) Synonyms: prima
    Sense id: en-fa-it-adv-EotystNt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈfa/, /ˈfa/ [traditional]
Rhymes: -a Etymology templates: {{wp|it:fa (nota)}} Head templates: {{it-noun|m|#}} fa m (invariable)
  1. (music) fa (fourth diatonic (or sixth chromatic) musical note) Tags: invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-fa-it-noun-it:note Categories (other): Music Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. F (musical note or key) Tags: invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-fa-it-noun-7W9eJt8Z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /ˈfa/
Rhymes: -a Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} fa
  1. third-person singular present indicative of fare Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: fare
    Sense id: en-fa-it-verb-tABI~p0Z Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 26 25 2 47 Disambiguation of Italian nouns with irregular gender: 20 14 10 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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