fes

See also: Fes, fés, and Fès

Catalan

Etymology 1

From Latin fissus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈfɛs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈfəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfes]
• Rhymes: -ɛs

Adjective

fes (feminine fesa, masculine plural fesos, feminine plural feses)

1. (dated or dialectal) cleft, split

Noun

fes f (invariable)

1. splitting, cleaving
2. cleft, fissure
3. notch (in the ears of livestock, to mark them)

Participle

fes (feminine fesa, masculine plural fesos, feminine plural feses)

1. past participle of fendre

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic فأس (“pickaxe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈfes]

Noun

fes m (plural fessos)

1. hoe (agricultural tool)

   Synonym: magall

Etymology 3

Named after the city of Fes, Morocco. See Ottoman Turkish فس (fes).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈfɛs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈfəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfes]
• Rhymes: -ɛs

Noun

fes m (plural fesos)

1. fez (hat)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈfes]
• Rhymes: -es

Verb

fes

1. inflection of fer:
   1. first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈfɛs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈfəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfes]
• Rhymes: -ɛs

Noun

fes

1. plural of fe (“faith”)

Etymology 6

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈfɛs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈfəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfes]
• Rhymes: -ɛs

Noun

fes

1. (archaic or dialectal) plural of fe (“hay”)

Further reading

• “fes” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛs/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛs

Noun

fes f (plural fessen, diminutive fesje n)

1. (music) F-flat

Finnish

Etymology

From German Fes (German key notation).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfes/, [ˈfe̞s̠]
• Rhymes: -es
• Syllabification^(key): fes
• Hyphenation^(key): fes

Noun

fes

1. (music) F-flat

Usage notes

Capitalized for the great octave or any octave below that, or in names of major keys; not capitalized for the small octave or any octave above that, or in names of minor keys.

Declension

Inflection of fes (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		fes	fesit
genitive		fesin	fesien
partitive		fesiä	fesejä
illative		fesiin	feseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		fes	fesit
accusative	nom.	fes	fesit
	gen.	fesin
genitive		fesin	fesien
partitive		fesiä	fesejä
inessive		fesissä	feseissä
elative		fesistä	feseistä
illative		fesiin	feseihin
adessive		fesillä	feseillä
ablative		fesiltä	feseiltä
allative		fesille	feseille
essive		fesinä	feseinä
translative		fesiksi	feseiksi
abessive		fesittä	feseittä
instructive		—	fesein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of fes (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative fesini fesini accusative nom. fesini fesini gen. fesini genitive fesini fesieni partitive fesiäni fesejäni inessive fesissäni feseissäni elative fesistäni feseistäni illative fesiini feseihini adessive fesilläni feseilläni ablative fesiltäni feseiltäni allative fesilleni feseilleni essive fesinäni feseinäni translative fesikseni feseikseni abessive fesittäni feseittäni instructive — — comitative — feseineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative fesisi fesisi accusative nom. fesisi fesisi gen. fesisi genitive fesisi fesiesi partitive fesiäsi fesejäsi inessive fesissäsi feseissäsi elative fesistäsi feseistäsi illative fesiisi feseihisi adessive fesilläsi feseilläsi ablative fesiltäsi feseiltäsi allative fesillesi feseillesi essive fesinäsi feseinäsi translative fesiksesi feseiksesi abessive fesittäsi feseittäsi instructive — — comitative — feseinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative fesimme fesimme accusative nom. fesimme fesimme gen. fesimme genitive fesimme fesiemme partitive fesiämme fesejämme inessive fesissämme feseissämme elative fesistämme feseistämme illative fesiimme feseihimme adessive fesillämme feseillämme ablative fesiltämme feseiltämme allative fesillemme feseillemme essive fesinämme feseinämme translative fesiksemme feseiksemme abessive fesittämme feseittämme instructive — — comitative — feseinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative fesinne fesinne accusative nom. fesinne fesinne gen. fesinne genitive fesinne fesienne partitive fesiänne fesejänne inessive fesissänne feseissänne elative fesistänne feseistänne illative fesiinne feseihinne adessive fesillänne feseillänne ablative fesiltänne feseiltänne allative fesillenne feseillenne essive fesinänne feseinänne translative fesiksenne feseiksenne abessive fesittänne feseittänne instructive — — comitative — feseinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative fesinsä fesinsä accusative nom. fesinsä fesinsä gen. fesinsä genitive fesinsä fesiensä partitive fesiään fesiänsä fesejään fesejänsä inessive fesissään fesissänsä feseissään feseissänsä elative fesistään fesistänsä feseistään feseistänsä illative fesiinsä feseihinsä adessive fesillään fesillänsä feseillään feseillänsä ablative fesiltään fesiltänsä feseiltään feseiltänsä allative fesilleen fesillensä feseilleen feseillensä essive fesinään fesinänsä feseinään feseinänsä translative fesikseen fesiksensä feseikseen feseiksensä abessive fesittään fesittänsä feseittään feseittänsä instructive — — comitative — feseineen feseinensä

Derived terms

compounds

• Fes-duuri

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fés/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ɸɛ́s]

Ideophone

fes

1. very clean

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛːs/
• Rhymes: -ɛːs

Noun

fes n (genitive singular fes or fess, nominative plural fes)

1. (music) F flat

Declension

Declension of fes (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fes	fesið	fes	fesin
accusative	fes	fesið	fes	fesin
dative	fes, fesi	fesinu	fesum	fesunum
genitive	fes, fess	fesins, fessins	fesa	fesanna

Related terms

• f
• as
• ces
• des
• es
• ges

References

• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “fes”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• Mörður Árnason (2019), Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• feis, fiste

Verb

fes

1. simple past of fise

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish فس (fes).

Noun

fes n (plural fesuri)

1. fez, hat
2. beanie

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	fes	fesul		fesuri	fesurile
genitive-dative	fes	fesului		fesuri	fesurilor
vocative	fesule			fesurilor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish فس (fes).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fês/

Noun

fȅs m inan (Cyrillic spelling фе̏с)

1. fez (a Turkish hat in the shape of a truncated cone)

Declension

Declension of fes

	singular	plural
nominative	fȅs	fèsovi
genitive	fèsa	fèsōvā
dative	fèsu	fèsovima
accusative	fȅs	fèsove
vocative	fȅse	fèsovi
locative	fèsu	fèsovima
instrumental	fèsom	fèsovima

Spanish

Verb

fes

1. inflection of far:
   1. second-person singular present subjunctive
   2. second-person singular voseo present subjunctive

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /feːs/

Noun

fes

1. indefinite genitive singular of fe

Verb

fes

1. past indicative of fisa

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish فس (fes), named after Fez, the capital of the Kingdom of Morocco until 1927, where the dye to color the hat was extracted from crimson berries.

Noun

fes (definite accusative fesi, plural fesler)

1. fez, tarboosh, a felt headdress in the shape of a truncated cone, having a flat top with a tassel attached

Declension

Declension of fes

singular plural nominative fes fesler definite accusative fesi fesleri dative fese feslere locative feste feslerde ablative festen feslerden genitive fesin feslerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular fesim feslerim 2nd singular fesin feslerin 3rd singular fesi fesleri 1st plural fesimiz feslerimiz 2nd plural fesiniz fesleriniz 3rd plural fesleri fesleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular fesimi feslerimi 2nd singular fesini feslerini 3rd singular fesini feslerini 1st plural fesimizi feslerimizi 2nd plural fesinizi feslerinizi 3rd plural feslerini feslerini dative singular plural 1st singular fesime feslerime 2nd singular fesine feslerine 3rd singular fesine feslerine 1st plural fesimize feslerimize 2nd plural fesinize feslerinize 3rd plural feslerine feslerine locative singular plural 1st singular fesimde feslerimde 2nd singular fesinde feslerinde 3rd singular fesinde feslerinde 1st plural fesimizde feslerimizde 2nd plural fesinizde feslerinizde 3rd plural feslerinde feslerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular fesimden feslerimden 2nd singular fesinden feslerinden 3rd singular fesinden feslerinden 1st plural fesimizden feslerimizden 2nd plural fesinizden feslerinizden 3rd plural feslerinden feslerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular fesimin feslerimin 2nd singular fesinin feslerinin 3rd singular fesinin feslerinin 1st plural fesimizin feslerimizin 2nd plural fesinizin feslerinizin 3rd plural feslerinin feslerinin

Derived terms

• fes ibiği
• fes kalıbı
• fes rengi

Further reading

• “fes”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “fes”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “fes2”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 2, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1567
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “fes”, in Nişanyan Sözlük