faîte

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French feste, from Frankish *first, from Proto-Germanic *firstiz. Compare Dutch vorst, German First, Old English first. The spelling was influenced by Latin fastīgium. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛt/ Homophones: fait, faite, faites, faîtes, faits, fête, fêtent, fêtes Rhymes: -ɛt IPA(key): /fɛːt/ (older; now chiefly Belgium and Canada) Homophones: faîtes, fête, fêtent, fêtes === Noun === faîte m (plural faîtes) top, summit, pinnacle ==== Derived terms ==== faîtage === Further reading === “faîte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === fêtai