different between fait vs tait

English

Noun

fait

1. Misspelling of fate.

French

Alternative forms

• faict (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle French fait, from Old French fet, from Latin factum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?/
  • Homophones: fais, faix
• IPA^(key): /f?t/ (alternatively for the noun)
  • Homophones: faite, faites, faits
  • Homophones: faîte, faîtes, fête, fêtent, fêtes (most accents)

Noun

fait m (plural faits)

1. fact

Derived terms

Verb

fait

1. third-person singular present indicative of faire
2. past participle of faire

Derived terms

• l'habit ne fait pas le moine

Adjective

fait (feminine singular faite, masculine plural faits, feminine plural faites)

1. done
2. cut out

   Je ne suis vraiment pas fait pour l'escalade.

Further reading

• “fait” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• fiât

Middle French

Verb

fait m (feminine singular faite, masculine plural fais, feminine plural faites)

1. past participle of faire; alternative form of faict

Noun

fait m (plural fais)

1. Alternative form of faict

Welsh

Verb

fait

1. Soft mutation of bait.

Mutation

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /te?t/
• Rhymes: -e?t
• Homophones: tate, Tate, Tait

Noun

tait (plural taits)

1. The honey possum (Tarsipes rostratus).

Anagrams

• Tati, at it

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?/

Verb

tait

1. third-person singular present indicative of taire

Old Irish

Verb

tait

1. Alternative spelling of taít

Scots

Alternative forms

• tate, tett, teat, tatte

Noun

tait (plural taits)

1. A lock of matted hair.
2. A small portion of anything fibrous.