different between foy vs fogy

English

Etymology

From Middle French foy.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??

Noun

foy (countable and uncountable, plural foys)

1. (obsolete, rare) Faith, allegiance.
2. (obsolete) A feast given by one about to leave a place.
   • 1661 November 25, Samuel Pepys, The Diary of Samuel Pepys: 1661, 2006, Echo Library, page 124,

     To Westminster Hall in the morning with Captain Lambert, and there he did at the Dog give me and some other friends of his, his foy, he being to set sail to-day towards the Streights.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French foi.

Noun

foy f (plural foys)

1. faith
   • 1532, François Rabelais, Pantagruel:

     Saigneur Dieu oste moy de ce torment, auquel ces traitres chiens me detiennent, pour la maintenance de ta foy.

     Lord God remove me from this torment in which these traiterous dogs are holding, to help me keep your faith.

Descendants

• French: foi

Portuguese

Verb

foy

1. Obsolete spelling of foi

English

Noun

fogy (plural fogies)

1. Alternative spelling of fogey

   • “Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better. […]”

2. (US, military, dated, slang) Extra pay granted to officers for length of service.

Hungarian

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pu??- (“to lessen, decrease”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?fo?]
• Rhymes: -o?

Verb

fogy

1. (intransitive) to lessen, decrease, diminish
2. (intransitive) to lose weight (become thinner)

Conjugation

Synonyms

• fogyatkozik

Derived terms

• fogyás
• fogyaszt
• fogyatkozik
• fogyhatatlan
• fogyaték
• fogyogat

(With verbal prefixes):

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