fethereとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From the oblique cases of 古期英語 feþer, from Proto-West Germanic *feþru, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én-. The form fyþer is probably influenced by 古期英語 fiþre (“wing”).

発音

• IPA: /ˈfɛðər(ə)/, /ˈfɛðrə/, /ˈfɛ̞ː-/
• IPA: /ˈfɛdər/, /ˈfɛdər/, /ˈfɛ̞ː-/ (Late Middle English, especially Northern)

名詞

fethere (plural fetheres or (less common) fetheren)

1. A feather (structure on birds' bodies)
   1. A wing feather; a feather attached to the wing.
   2. The shaft of a feather (as a quill or arrow shaft)
2. Plumage; feathers collectively.

派生した語

• English: feather
• Middle Scots: fedder
  • Scots: fedder
• Yola: vethers (plural)

参照

• “fether, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.