Old English · noun

faþe

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: weak n-stem
IPA: /ˈfɑ.θe/
[ˈfɑ.ðe]
Syllables: ˈfɑ · θe (2 syllables)
Modern English: father's paternal aunt aunt paternal sister

Meaning

father's sister, paternal aunt

Declension

Declension of faþe
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	faþe	faþan
Accusative	faþan	faþan
Genitive	faþan	faþena
Dative	faþan	faþum

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *faþǭ, *faþō (“father's sister”), from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“father”). Akin to Old Frisian fethe (“father's sister, aunt”), Middle Low German vade (“father's sister”), Old English fæder (“father”).

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