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facia

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See also: facía and façia

English

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Noun

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facia (plural facias)

  1. Alternative form of fascia

Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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    Attested in Vergilius around the 7th. century.[1]

    Noun

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    facia f (genitive faciae); first declension (Early Medieval Latin)

    1. Alternative form of faciēs (face)

    Declension

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    First-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative facia faciae
    genitive faciae faciārum
    dative faciae faciīs
    accusative faciam faciās
    ablative faciā faciīs
    vocative facia faciae

    Descendants

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    References

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    1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “facies”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 3: D–F, page 357

    Turkish

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    Etymology

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    From Ottoman Turkish فاجعه (faci'a), from Arabic فَاجِعَة (fājiʕa). Compare Azerbaijani faciə.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    facia (definite accusative faciayı, plural facialar)

    1. catastrophe, tragedy
      • 1935 November 13, “Facianın plânçosu: 24 ölü ve kayıb!”, in Cumhuriyet, Istanbul:
        Evvelki geceki Inebolu vapuru faciasının kurbanları hakkında yapılan tahkikat ve tetkikat ilk tahminlerin biraz mubalâğali olduğunu göstermiştir.
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)

    References

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    • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “facia”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
    • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “فاجع”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1358
    • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN