faia

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Galician

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Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese faia, from Latin fāgea, nominalization of [materia] fāgea (beech wood), derived from Latin fāgus (beech tree). Compare Portuguese faia, Asturian faya, Spanish haya, and Catalan faja.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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faia f (plural faias)

  1. beech, especially the common beech (Fagus sylvatica)
Derived terms
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References

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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faia

  1. inflection of faiar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin fāgea, nominalization of [materia] fāgea (beech wood), derived from Latin fāgus (beech tree).

Noun

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faia f (plural faias)

  1. beech, especially the common beech (Fagus sylvatica)

Descendants

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  • Galician: faia
  • Portuguese: faia

Further reading

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Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese faia, from Latin fāgea, nominalization of [materia] fāgea (beech wood), derived from Latin fāgus (beech tree). Compare Galician faia, Asturian faya, Spanish haya, and Catalan faja.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfaj.ɐ/ [ˈfaɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfaj.a/ [ˈfaɪ̯.a]

  • Hyphenation: fai‧a

Noun

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faia f (plural faias)

  1. beech (tree of genus Fagus)
  2. faya (tree of species Myrica faya)
    Synonyms: faia-das-ilhas, faia-da-terra, samouco
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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faia

  1. inflection of faiar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative