feiz

Old French

Alternative forms

• feis, foiz, foys

Etymology

From Latin vicem.

Noun

feiz oblique singular, f (oblique plural feiz, nominative singular feiz, nominative plural feiz)

1. time; instance; occasion

Descendants

• Middle French: foys
  • French: fois

Portuguese

Verb

feiz

1. Eye dialect spelling of fez, representing Brazil Portuguese.

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *wɤjᴬ (“fire”). Cognate with Ahom 𑜇𑜩 (phay),Thai ไฟ (fai), Northern Thai ᨼᩱ (fai), Lao ໄຟ (fai), Lü ᦺᦝ (fay), Tai Dam ꪼꪡ, Shan ၽႆး (phái) or ၾႆး (fái), Tai Nüa ᥜᥭᥰ (fäy), Bouyei fix, Saek วี๊.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /fei˧˩/
• Tone numbers: fei²
• Hyphenation: feiz

Noun

feiz (Sawndip forms 𩇭 or ⿰火微 or 𪸙 or 𭵀 or ⿱火灬 or 肥 or 費 or 𤆵 or 𤊬 or ⿰火飞 or ⿰火費 or 𭵁 or 𭶓 or 炥 or 𤇝 or ⿰火市 or 微 or 𤎶 or ⿰巾灰 or 𬮟, 1957–1982 spelling feiƨ)

1. fire

Derived terms

• cifeiz