foiz

Old French

Alternative forms

• feis, feiz, fois, foys

Etymology

From Latin vicem.

Noun

foiz oblique singular, f (oblique plural foiz, nominative singular foiz, nominative plural foiz)

1. time; instance; occurrence
   • c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:

     Si la comande a Deu çant foiz

     If I ask God a hundred times.

Descendants

• Middle French: foys
  • French: fois
• Norman: fais

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَائِض (fāʔiḍ).

Noun

foiz (plural foizlar)

1. percentage