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foi

  1. third-person singular preterite indicative of ser

foi

  1. Alternative form of boi

Inherited from Middle French foy, from Old French foi, fei, feid, from Latin fidem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (“to command, to persuade, to trust”).

foi f (plural fois)

  1. faith
  2. (heraldry) a depiction of a handshake

Inflected form of ir (“to go”).

foi

  1. third-person singular preterite indicative of ir

Inflected form of ser (“to be”).

foi

  1. third-person singular preterite indicative of ser

From Latin fidem.

foi oblique singular, f (oblique plural fois, nominative singular **foi, nominative plural fois)

  1. faith
  2. allegiance; faithfulness
    • c. 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, page 156 (of the Champion Classiques edition), →ISBN, line 1837:
      sa fei lealment li afie
      he loyally pledges his allegiance to him

foi

  1. third-person singular preterite indicative of ir
  2. third-person singular preterite indicative of ser
    • 1999, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Prisioneiro de Azkaban, Rocco, page 57:
      O jantar aquela noite foi muito agradável.
      The dinner that night was very pleasant.

foi

  1. (Brazil) indicates that an action has been undertaken; done
    Synonym: feito
    — Pode enviar a mensagem? — Foi.
    “Can you send the message?”, “Done.”

From foaie +‎ -i.

foi

  1. plural of foaie

Either from foaie +‎ -i or from a Vulgar Latin root *follīre, from Late Latin follēre, from Latin follis.

a foi (third-person singular present foiește, past participle foit) 4th conjugation

  1. (reflexive) to fuss, bustle, move about
  2. (of a place) to be full of people who are busy, teem with
    Synonym: mișuna

West Makian cardinal numbers

< 4 5 6 >
Cardinal : foi

foi (inanimate mafoi, animate dimfoi, polite gomafoi)

  1. five