English[]
Etymology[]
From Latin fama (“‘talk, rumor, report, reputation’”), from Ancient Greek φήμη (phēmē), “‘talk’”), from Proto-Indo-European *bheH₂-mā-, from *bheH₂- (“‘to speak’”).
Pronunciation[]
Noun[]
Singular |
Plural |
Fame (-)
- (rare) What is said or reported; gossip, rumour.
- 1667, There went a fame in Heav'n that he ere long / Intended to create, and therein plant / A generation, whom his choice regard / Should favour — John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 1, ll. 651-4
- The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of.
Derived terms[]
- hall of fame
- walk of fame
Translations[]
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Verb[]
Infinitive |
Third person singular |
Simple past |
Past participle |
Present participle |
to Fame (third-person singular simple present fam, present participle es, simple past and past participle -)
- (transitive) to make (someone or something) famous
Related terms[]
Anagrams[]
- aefm,
- FEMA
Galician[]
Noun[]
Fame f. (plural Fames)
- hunger
Synonyms[]
- (hunger): apetito
Italian[]
Etymology[]
Latin fames
Pronunciation[]
Noun[]
fame f. (plural fami)
- hunger
- Ho fame. - I'm hungry.
Related terms[]
- affamare
- affamato
- famelico
- sfamare
Noun[]
fame f.
- Plural form of fama.
Old French[]
Alternative forms[]
- fam
Etymology[]
Latin femina.
Noun[]
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- wife, female partner
- woman
Usage notes[]
- unlike modern French, fam usually refers to a wife, while dame refers to a woman
Descendants[]
- French: femme
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