faþu

See also: fāyù and Fǎyǔ

Old English

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑ.θu/, [ˈfɑ.ðu]

Noun

faþu f

1. father's sister, paternal aunt

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	faþu	faþa, faþe
accusative	faþe	faþa, faþe
genitive	faþe	faþa
dative	faþe	faþum

Synonyms

• faþe

Related terms

• faþusunu