fay
pronunciation
How to pronounce fay in British English:
UK [feɪ]
How to pronounce fay in American English:
US [feɪ]
Word Origin
- fay
- fay: see fairy
- fay (n.)
- "fairy," late 14c., from Old French fae (12c., Modern French fée), from Vulgar Latin *fata "goddess of fate," fem. singular of Latin fata (neuter plural), literally "the Fates" (see fate (n.)). Adjective meaning "homosexual" is attested from 1950s.
- Fay
- fem. proper name, in some cases from Middle English fei, Old French fei "faith," or else from fay "fairy."
Example
- 1. I haven 't seen fay since last october .
- 2. I think that 's probably just a little tribute to fay .
- 3. Ever since the calf was born last month , hundreds of people from as far away as ontario have visited peter fay 's farm to see it .
- 4. " We envision this vehicle to be used to move the state of the art along in the use of composites , " said fay collier , manager of nasa 's environmentally responsible aircraft programme .
- 5. Fay : when the committee has made all the changes it considers necessary , I 'll have to print out another 40 copies of the final version .