fenc

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈfɛŋ]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈfəŋk]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfeŋk]
• Rhymes: -ɛŋk

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Catalan fe, from Latin fēnum, monophthongized variant of faenum, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-no-, from *dʰeh₁(y)-. The modern form fenc, which appears to have been taken from a northeastern dialect, has the advantage of distinguishing the word from fe (“faith”). Compare Occitan fen, French foin, Spanish heno.

Noun

fenc m (plural fencs)

1. hay

Derived terms

• fenar
• fenàs
• fenc bord

Related terms

• fenigrec
• fonoll

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fenc

1. first-person singular present indicative of fendre

References

• “fenc”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “fenc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.