English

Noun

feu ‎(plural feus)

1. (Scotland, law) Land held in feudal tenure.

Derived terms

• feuar
• feu-holding
• feu-holder

Verb

feu ‎(third-person singular simple present feus, present participle feuing, simple past and past participle feued)

1. (Scotland, law, transitive) To bring (land) under the system of feudal tenure.

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin foedus.

Adjective

feu m sg ‎(feminine singular fea, neuter singular feo, masculine plural feos, feminine plural fees)

1. ugly
2. bad, gloomy (weather)

Catalan

Etymology 1

Verb

feu

1. second-person plural present indicative form of fer
2. second-person plural present subjunctive form of fer
3. second-person plural imperative form of fer

Etymology 2

From Old Provençal feu, from Frankish *fehu, from Proto-Germanic *fehu.

Noun

feu m ‎(plural feus)

1. fiefdom, fee

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fø/

Etymology 1

From Old French fu, from Latin focus ‎(“hearth”), replacing Latin ignis ‎(“fire”)

Noun

feu m ‎(plural feux)

1. fire
2. (cigarette) lighter
3. traffic light
   • 1999, Patrick Lemaire, Psychologie cognitive

     « Si le feu est vert, je passe » — If the light is green, I go

     « Si le feu est rouge, je m'arrête » — If the light is red, I stop

Derived terms

See also

• ເຝີ ‎(fœ̄)
• phở

Etymology 2

From Old French fadude ‎(“one who has accomplished his destiny”), from Vulgar Latin *fatutus, from Latin fatum ‎(“destiny”).

Adjective

feu m ‎(feminine singular feue, masculine plural feus, feminine plural feues)

1. deceased

   Elle était la sœur de feu Jean Dupont

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French fu.

Noun

feu m (plural feux)

1. fire

Descendants

• French: feu

Norman

Etymology

From Latin focus ‎(“hearth”).

Pronunciation

Noun

feu m ‎(plural feux)

1. (Jersey) fire
2. (Jersey, medicine) rash

Derived terms

Sardinian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin foedus. Compare Spanish feo.

Adjective

feu

1. (Campidanese) dirty

Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fjuː]

Noun

feu ‎(plural feus)

1. feud, tenure, piece of land held by that tenure

Verb

feu ‎(third-person singular present feus, present participle feuin, past feuit, past participle feuit)

1. to grant or hold land by tenure

Derived terms

• feuar ‎(“one who holds land in feu”)

Walloon

Etymology

From Latin focus.

Noun

feu ?

1. fire