fairy
Like a fairy; fanciful, whimsical, delicateLike a fairy; fanciful, whimsical, delicate.
» When I was a child, my mother would often read fairy tales to me.
Als ich noch ein Kind war, las mir meine Mutter oft Märchen vor.
Коли я був маленький, мама часто читала мені казки.
Коли я був дитиною, мама часто читала мені казки.
Коли я була дитиною, мама часто читала мені казки.
Коли я була маленька, мама часто читала мені казки.
Meaning
1 sensesLike a fairy; fanciful, whimsical, delicate.
Examples
194 sentencesWhen I was a child, my mother would often read fairy tales to me.
Коли я був маленький, мама часто читала мені казки. — deniko
deAls ich noch ein Kind war, las mir meine Mutter oft Märchen vor. — Sudajaengi
It was like a fairy tale.
Це було схоже на казку. — deniko
ruЭто было похоже на сказку. — marafon
deEs war wie im Märchen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Do you believe in fairies?
Ти віриш у фей? — deniko
deGlaubst du an Feen? — Manfredo
What's your favorite fairy tale?
Яка твоя улюблена казка? — deniko
ruКакая у тебя любимая сказка? — Selena777
deWas ist dein Lieblingsmärchen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I don't believe in fairy tales.
ruЯ не верю в сказки. — sharptoothed
Origin
From Middle English faierie, fairie, from Old French faerie, from fae (from Latin fāta (“gFrom Middle English faierie, fairie, from Old French faerie, from fae (from Latin fāta (“goddess of fate”)) + -erie. Equivalent to fay + -ry. Attested in English from about 1330, in King Alisaunder, first in the sense of "enchantment, illusion, dream" ("that thou herdest is fairye") and shortly thereafter "realm of the fays, fairy-land" and "the inhabitants of fairyland, collectively". The re-interpretation of the term as a countable noun denoting individual inhabitants of fairy-land can be traced to the 1390s, but became common only in the 16th century, perhaps due to reinterpreting phrases like faerie knight.
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Forms
more fairy, most fairy| Comparative | more fairy Lesson |
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| Superlative | most fairy Lesson |
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Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form