fois

== Bavarian == === Alternative forms === fålls (Southern Bavarian) === Etymology === Fossilized genitive of Foi, from Middle High German val, from Old High German fal, from Proto-West Germanic *fall. Compare German falls. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔes/ === Conjunction === fois (Central Bavarian) if, in case, in the event that ==== Related terms ==== åndernfois jednfois == Dalmatian == === Alternative forms === foiss === Etymology === From Latin fūsus. === Noun === fois m spindle == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fwa/ Rhymes: -a Homophones: foi, foie, foies Hyphenation: fois === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle French foys, from Old French foiz, from earlier feiz, from Latin vicem. The reason for the development of an initial /f/, instead of the expected /v/, is not entirely clear. It may be the result of voicing assimilation to the final consonants of numerals such as deus (“two”) or set (“seven”), which would have often preceded the word. Cognate with Portuguese and Spanish vez. ==== Noun ==== fois f (invariable) time (an instance or repetition of something happening) ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Preposition ==== fois (arithmetic) times, multiplied by === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== fois f plural of foi === References === === Anagrams === soif == Irish == === Noun === fois vocative/genitive singular of fos === Mutation === == Old French == === Noun === fois oblique singular, f (oblique plural fois, nominative singular fois, nominative plural fois) alternative form of foiz == Scottish Gaelic == === Pronunciation === (Outer Hebrides) IPA(key): /fɔʃ/ (Skye, Wester Ross, South Argyll) IPA(key): /foʃ/ === Noun === fois f (genitive singular foise, plural foisean) rest, relaxation, repose, leisure peace, standstill ==== Derived terms ==== ain-fhois an-fhoiseil foiseil fois-losgaidh === References ===