facia

See also: facía and façia

English

Noun

facia (plural facias)

  1. Alternative form of fascia

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Attested in Vergilius (7th. c.).[1]

Noun

facia f (genitive faciae); first declension (Early Medieval Latin)

  1. Alternative form of faciēs (face)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative facia faciae
Genitive faciae faciārum
Dative faciae faciīs
Accusative faciam faciās
Ablative faciā faciīs
Vocative facia faciae

Descendants

References

  1. Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “facies”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 3: D–F, page 357

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish فاجعه (faci'a), from Arabic فَاجِعَة (fājiʕa). Compare Azerbaijani faciə.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

facia (definite accusative faciayı, plural facialar)

  1. catastrophe, tragedy
    • 1935 November 13, “Facianın plânçosu: 24 ölü ve kayıb!”, in Cumhuriyet, Istanbul:
      Evvelki geceki Inebolu vapuru faciasının kurbanları hakkında yapılan tahkikat ve tetkikat ilk tahminlerin biraz mubalâğali olduğunu göstermiştir.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “facia”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “فاجع”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1358
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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