faina

See also: Faina, fainá, făină, and fainā

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *fagīna (mustela), from the feminine of Latin fagīnus. Compare French fouine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faˈi.na/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: fa‧ì‧na

Noun

faina f (plural faine)

1. the stone marten or beech marten (Martes foina)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Catalan faena (“task, chore”) (modern feina), from Latin facienda, gerundive of faciō. Compare Spanish faena.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfaj.nɐ/ [ˈfaɪ̯.nɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfaj.nɐ/ [ˈfaɪ̯.nɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfaj.na/ [ˈfaɪ̯.na]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfaj.nɐ/

• Hyphenation: fai‧na

Noun

faina f (plural fainas)

1. (nautical) work onboard a ship
2. (by extension) any type of hard work
   • 1920, Paulo Setúbal, “Os colonos”, in Alma Cabocla:

     Começa o rude trabalho. / Que faina honrada e feliz! / Inda molhados de orvalho, / Flamejam, em cada galho. / Os bagos como rubis.

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3. (by extension) task, job

Synonyms

• (work): azáfama, trabalho
• (task): lida, tarefa