fogal
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *fugl, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz.
Noun
fogal m
- bird
- Thie fogal ne is hiera. Thie is bi themo thorpe.
- The bird is not here. It (literally "he") is in the town.
- Hebban olla vogala nestas hagunnan
- All birds have started to build their nests
Inflection
Declension of fogal
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fogal | fogala |
| accusative | fogal | fogala |
| genitive | fogales | fogalo |
| dative | fogale | fogalon |
Alternative forms
Descendants
Old High German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *fugl, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz, whence also Old English fugol, Old Norse fugl.
Declension
Declension of fogal (masculine a-stem)
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fogal | fogala |
| accusative | fogal | fogala |
| genitive | fogales | fogalo |
| dative | fogale | fogalum |
| instrumental | fogalu | — |
Portuguese
Etymology
From fogo + -al. Compare Medieval Latin focālis (“hearth tax”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /foˈɡaw/ [foˈɡaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fuˈɡal/ [fuˈɣaɫ]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: fo‧gal
Noun
fogal m (plural fogais)
- (historical, taxation) hearth tax, a tax levied on each household
- 1853, François-René de Chateaubriand, Memorias d'alem da campa Volume 2, Typographia de J. Lourenço de Sousa, page 70:
- O focal (census pro singulis FOCIS exactus) era um censo, ou uma espécie de imposto, que os plebeus pagavam por cada fogo.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 1853, François-René de Chateaubriand, Memorias d'alem da campa Volume 2, Typographia de J. Lourenço de Sousa, page 70:
References
- “fogal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- “fogal” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
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