feit

See also: Feit and féit

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch feit, fait, from Old French fait.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛi̯t/
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯t

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

feit n (plural feiten, diminutive feitje n)

1. fact

Derived terms

• feitelijk
• feitenblad
• feitenkenner
• feitenkennis
• feitenmateriaal
• feitenverzamelaar
• feitenverzameling
• heilsfeit
• kunstfeit
• oorlogsfeit
• rechtsfeit
• wapenfeit

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: fèit

See also

• in feite

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Verb

feit

1. inflection of feien:
   1. second-person plural present
   2. third-person singular present
   3. plural imperative

Middle French

Alternative forms

• fit, fist

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fēcit.

Verb

feit

1. third-person singular past historic of faire
   • 1558, Les illustres observations antiques, pages 122–123:

     Le ſuſdit Plutarque & Tite Liue recitent, q̃ ayant Romulus donné la charge de garder la fortereſſe du Capitole à vn nommé Spurius Tarpeius, contre les Sabins, qui la tenoyent aſſiegee, vne fille dudit Spurius, appellee Tarpee, nonnaine Veſtalle, allant querir de l’eaue, tomba hors la porte entre les mains des ennemis, qui la requirent de leur monſtrer le chemin, ou le moyen de prendre la fortereſſe : ce qu’elle feit, auec la promeſſe qu’ilz luy donneroyent les bracellets d’or qu’ilz portoyent au bras gauche.

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Descendants

• French: fit

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse feitr.

Adjective

feit (neuter singular feitt or fett, definite singular and plural feite, comparative feitere, indefinite superlative feitest, definite superlative feiteste)

1. alternative form of fet

References

• “feit” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse feitr.

Adjective

feit (neuter singular feitt, definite singular and plural feite, comparative feitare, indefinite superlative feitast, definite superlative feitaste)

1. fat

Related terms

• feitt (noun)

References

• “feit” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Volapük

Noun

feit (genitive feita, plural feits)

1. quarrel, argument

Declension

Declension of feit

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	feit	feits
Genitive	feita	feitas
Dative	feite	feites
Accusative	feiti	feitis
Predicative1	feitu	feitus
Vocative	o feit	o feits

1. Introduced in Volapük Nulik.