faim

== Bourguignon == === Etymology === From Latin famēs. === Noun === faim f (plural faims) hunger == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French faim, fain, from Latin famēs (“hunger”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰH- (“to disappear”). Compare Galician fame, Portuguese fome, Italian fame and Romanian foame. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛ̃/ Homophones: faims, fin, fins, feins, feint, feints Rhymes: -ɛ̃ === Noun === faim f (plural faims) hunger (desire of food) hunger (strong desire) ==== Synonyms ==== appétit fringale ==== Antonyms ==== satiété ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== famine ==== Descendants ==== Louisiana Creole: fim === Further reading === “faim”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Louisiana Creole == === Etymology === From French faim (“hunger”). === Noun === faim hunger === Verb === faim to be hungry === References === Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales