Old English · noun

faþu

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: strong ō-stem
IPA: /ˈfɑ.θu/
[ˈfɑ.ðu]
Syllables: ˈfɑ · θu (2 syllables)
Modern English: father's paternal aunt aunt paternal sister

Meaning

father's sister, paternal aunt

Declension

Declension of faþu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	faþu	faþa faþe
Accusative	faþe	faþa faþe
Genitive	faþe	faþa
Dative	faþe	faþum

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *faþō, *faþǭ (“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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