Fairy

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1 Noun 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Synonyms 1.3 Translations 1.4 Related terms

Noun

fairy (plural: fairies)

1. A mythical being, usually small, slim, often with gauzy wings
2. A male homosexual

Etymology

Middle English fairie, from Old French faerie, from fae, fairy, from Vulgar Latin Fāta, goddess of fate, from Latin fātum, fate

Synonyms

faerie, faery, sprite

Translations

• Catalan: fada f (1)
• Chinese Characters: 佺
• Chinese: 神仙
• Czech: 1. pohádková bytost (víla, vodník...) 2. teplouš (homosexual)
• Danish: fe c
• Dutch: fee f
• Finnish: haltija (1), haltijatar (1, female), keiju (1), keijukainen (1), homoseksuaali (2), neiti (2, colloquial)
• French: fée f
• German: Fee f
• Italian: fata f
• Japanese: 妖精
• Russian: фея f, волшебница f (1), гомик, мужеложец, содомит (2)
• Slovak: víla f (1), teploš (2)
• Spanish: hada f
• Swedish: fe c (1)

Related terms

• fairy floss
• fairy godmother
• fairy lilly
• fairy primrose
• fairy ring
• fairy shrimp
• fairy tale, fairy-tale, fairytale
• tooth fairy
• water fairy