Feminine
⌚

fois

Meaning

  1. (feminine, invariable) time (an instance or repetition of something happening)
  2. (feminine, invariable) times, multiplied by

foi

  1. (feminine) Faith.
  2. (feminine) A depiction of a handshake.

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Concepts

time
⌚
times
occasion
instance
once
multiplication
turn
epoch
era
fourth dimension
function
instant
minute

modern times

moment

multiplied by

once again
once more

on one occasion

period
round
second
2nd
sentence

social function

term

modern world

one time

present times

social occasion

prison term

affair

contemporary world

again
🔁
age
clip
date
📅
day
degree
Synonyms

occasion
B1
temps
A1
⌚
durée
C1
heure
A1
multiplication
37k
époque
A2
fonction
B2
fonctionner
B2
jugement
B2
longtemps
A1
moment
A1
peine
A1
période
B1
phrase
B2
reprise
C2
⌚
tour
A1

cette fois

coeur
A1
degrés
B2
en chemin

temps modernes

époque moderne

âge
A2
quatrième dimension
à nouveau
aventure
B2
délai
C1
de nouveau
🔁
Translations

vez
⌚
Mal
⌚
keer
⌚
volta
⌚
maal
vegada
⌚
vez
⌚
ocasión
kere
⌚

φορά

mal
occasione
ocasió
cop
Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fwa/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle French
foys
Inherited from Old French
foiz
Inherited from Latin
Latin
vicis
Cognate with Portuguese
-
Cognate with Spanish
Spanish
vez
In summary

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.

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