fatu

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfatu/ [ˈfa.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -atu
• Syllabification: fa‧tu

Etymology 1

From Latin fatuus. Perhaps an early borrowing.

Adjective

fatu m sg (feminine singular fata, neuter singular fato, masculine plural fatos, feminine plural fates)

1. (derogatory) stupid, silly, fool
2. (derogatory) smug

Etymology 2

From Old Leonese *ffato (seen in ffata) from a Germanic language, possibly a supposed Gothic *𐍆𐌰𐍄 (*fat), from Proto-Germanic *fat-, from Proto-Indo-European *pēd- (“to grasp, seize”). Cf. cognates Spanish hato, Portuguese fato, English fat.

Noun

fatu m (plural fatos)

1. bundle of things, especially one containing clothes, for travelling
2. (in the plural) the clothes

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin fatuus. Doublet of fat, an inherited word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈfa.tu]

Adjective

fatu (feminine fàtua, masculine plural fatus, feminine plural fàtues)

1. conceited

   Synonym: vanitós

Further reading

• “fatu”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

fatu

Kabuverdianu

Alternative forms

• fóte (Barlavento)

Etymology

From Portuguese fato.

Noun

fatu

1. (Sotavento) suit

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015), Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary (overall work in English), Mili Mila, →ISBN
• Veiga, Manuel (2012), Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈfaː.tuː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈfaː.tu]

Verb

fātū

1. ablative supine of for

Noun

fātū

1. ablative singular of fātus

Narango

Noun

fatu

1. (Narango) stone

   Synonym: (Nambel) fat

References

• Darrell T. Tryon, New Hebrides languages: an internal classification (1976)

Old English

Noun

fatu n

1. nominative/accusative plural of fæt

Perai

Noun

fatu

1. stone

References

• Bryan D. Hinton, The languages of Wetar: recent survey results and word lists with notes on Tugun grammar (2000)

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fatu, from Proto-Oceanic *patu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu (“stone”).

Noun

fatu

1. heart (organ)
2. seed, grain
3. core, essence

References

• Milner, G.B. (1993), Samoan Dictionary, Auckland: Polynesian Press, →ISBN, page 60

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• fattu

Etymology

From Latin factus, perfect passive participle of faciō (“to do, make”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfattu/

Participle

fatu m (feminine singular fata, masculine plural fatos, feminine plural fatas)

1. past participle of fàghere

Sranan Tongo

Etymology 1

From English fat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fatu/, [fa̠tu], [fɑ̟tu]

Adjective

fatu

1. fat, obese

Noun

fatu

1. fat (lipid matter)

Etymology 2

Noun

fatu

1. a joke

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfa.tu]

Noun

fatu

1. a haft, handle

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Thao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *batux.

Noun

fatu

1. stone

Further reading

• “fatu”, in 原住民族語言線上辭典 [Online Dictionary of Indigenous Languages]‎^[2] (in Mandarin), Taipei: 財團法人原住民族語言研究發展基金會 [Indigenous Languages Research and Development Foundation], 2014–2026

Tsou

Etymology

From Proto-Tsouic *vátuɦu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux.

Noun

fatu

1. stone

Tuvaluan

Noun

fatu

1. stone
2. (anatomy) heart

Volapük

Noun

fatu

1. predicative singular of fat