faîte

See also: faite, faîté, and Fäite

French

Etymology

Old French feste, from Frankish *first. Spelling influenced by Latin fastīgium.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɛt/
Audio (Quebec) (file)
Rhymes: -ɛt
Homophones: fait, faite, faites, faîtes

Noun

faîte m (plural faîtes)

top, summit, pinnacle

Derived terms

faîtage

Further reading

“faîte” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

fêtai

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