fado

See also: fadó

English

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fado

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Portuguese fado (“fate”), from Latin fātum. Doublet of fate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑːdoʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːdəʊ

Noun

fado (plural fados)

1. A Portuguese folk song, usually featuring a single vocalist, Portuguese guitar and sometimes classical guitar. Lyrical themes are often melancholic in nature; the structure of the song is of greater importance.

Translations

song

Esperanto: fado Finnish: fado, fadolaulu French: Fado (fr) m Japanese: ファド (fado) Macedonian: фа́до n (fádo) Portuguese: fado (pt) m Spanish: fado (es) m

Anagrams

• FOAD

Esperanto

Esperanto Wikipedia has an article on:

fado

Wikipedia ^eo

Etymology

From Portuguese fado, from Latin fātum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfado/
• Rhymes: -ado
• Hyphenation: fa‧do

Noun

fado (accusative singular fadon, plural fadoj, accusative plural fadojn)

1. (music, uncountable) fado (genre of Portuguese folk music)
2. a song in the fado style

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑdo/, [ˈfɑ̝do̞]
• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑːdu/, [ˈfɑ̝ːdu] (according to original Portuguese)
• Rhymes: -ɑdo
• Syllabification^(key): fa‧do
• Hyphenation^(key): fa‧do

Noun

fado

1. fado (Portuguese fado singing as art)
2. fado, fado song (song in this style)

Declension

Inflection of fado (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		fado	fadot
genitive		fadon	fadojen
partitive		fadoa	fadoja
illative		fadoon	fadoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		fado	fadot
accusative	nom.	fado	fadot
	gen.	fadon
genitive		fadon	fadojen
partitive		fadoa	fadoja
inessive		fadossa	fadoissa
elative		fadosta	fadoista
illative		fadoon	fadoihin
adessive		fadolla	fadoilla
ablative		fadolta	fadoilta
allative		fadolle	fadoille
essive		fadona	fadoina
translative		fadoksi	fadoiksi
abessive		fadotta	fadoitta
instructive		—	fadoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of fado (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative fadoni fadoni accusative nom. fadoni fadoni gen. fadoni genitive fadoni fadojeni partitive fadoani fadojani inessive fadossani fadoissani elative fadostani fadoistani illative fadooni fadoihini adessive fadollani fadoillani ablative fadoltani fadoiltani allative fadolleni fadoilleni essive fadonani fadoinani translative fadokseni fadoikseni abessive fadottani fadoittani instructive — — comitative — fadoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative fadosi fadosi accusative nom. fadosi fadosi gen. fadosi genitive fadosi fadojesi partitive fadoasi fadojasi inessive fadossasi fadoissasi elative fadostasi fadoistasi illative fadoosi fadoihisi adessive fadollasi fadoillasi ablative fadoltasi fadoiltasi allative fadollesi fadoillesi essive fadonasi fadoinasi translative fadoksesi fadoiksesi abessive fadottasi fadoittasi instructive — — comitative — fadoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative fadomme fadomme accusative nom. fadomme fadomme gen. fadomme genitive fadomme fadojemme partitive fadoamme fadojamme inessive fadossamme fadoissamme elative fadostamme fadoistamme illative fadoomme fadoihimme adessive fadollamme fadoillamme ablative fadoltamme fadoiltamme allative fadollemme fadoillemme essive fadonamme fadoinamme translative fadoksemme fadoiksemme abessive fadottamme fadoittamme instructive — — comitative — fadoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative fadonne fadonne accusative nom. fadonne fadonne gen. fadonne genitive fadonne fadojenne partitive fadoanne fadojanne inessive fadossanne fadoissanne elative fadostanne fadoistanne illative fadoonne fadoihinne adessive fadollanne fadoillanne ablative fadoltanne fadoiltanne allative fadollenne fadoillenne essive fadonanne fadoinanne translative fadoksenne fadoiksenne abessive fadottanne fadoittanne instructive — — comitative — fadoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative fadonsa fadonsa accusative nom. fadonsa fadonsa gen. fadonsa genitive fadonsa fadojensa partitive fadoaan fadoansa fadojaan fadojansa inessive fadossaan fadossansa fadoissaan fadoissansa elative fadostaan fadostansa fadoistaan fadoistansa illative fadoonsa fadoihinsa adessive fadollaan fadollansa fadoillaan fadoillansa ablative fadoltaan fadoltansa fadoiltaan fadoiltansa allative fadolleen fadollensa fadoilleen fadoillensa essive fadonaan fadonansa fadoinaan fadoinansa translative fadokseen fadoksensa fadoikseen fadoiksensa abessive fadottaan fadottansa fadoittaan fadoittansa instructive — — comitative — fadoineen fadoinensa

Synonyms

• fadolaulu

Derived terms

compounds

• fadolaulaja
• fadolaulu

Further reading

• “fado”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Galician

Verb

fado

1. first-person singular present indicative of fadar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.du/ [ˈfa.ðu]

• Rhymes: -adu
• Hyphenation: fa‧do

Etymology 1

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

fado

Wikipedia ^pt

Inherited from Latin fātum (“destiny, fate”).

Noun

fado m (plural fados)

1. fate

   Quem me dera poder mudar o meu fado.

   I wish I could change my fate.

2. (music) fado

   O fado é um estilo musical português.

   Fado is a Portuguese musical style.

Derived terms

• fadista

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fado

1. first-person singular present indicative of fadar

Further reading

• “fado”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “fado”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese fado; the inherited cognate with the original meaning of "fate" is hado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfado/ [ˈfa.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: fa‧do

Noun

fado m (plural fados)

1. (music) fado

Related terms

• fadista

Participle

fado (feminine fada, masculine plural fados, feminine plural fadas)

1. past participle of far

Further reading

• “fado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025